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Ablington Wood

2 ha

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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51.22068, -1.77676

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Corn Bunting
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 485m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Corn Bunting
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 485m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Corn Bunting, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Barn Owl, Corn Bunting, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Sicus ferrugineus, Yellow May Dun, Hydropsyche pellucidula +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Forked Veilwort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Mercian Way

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sarsen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km

Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 45Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route88 m

Named routeRef 45Length 88 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route833 m

Named routeRef 45Length 833 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.8 km

Named routeRef 45Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route

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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

6,140 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,140 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2026

Meadow Pipit · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Starling · Rook +56

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SiskinSpinus spinus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025

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Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Mole

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2025

Agrypnus murinus · Cabbage Bug

Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea

🌿

Plants10 species

autumn

2025

Wood Bristle-moss · Forked Veilwort · Dilated Scalewort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Even Scalewort +5

Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Silky Wall Feather-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,140 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

autumnwinter

2026

Meadow Pipit · Great Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Starling · Rook +56

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SiskinSpinus spinus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Mole

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2025

Agrypnus murinus · Cabbage Bug

Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea

🌿

Plants10 species

autumn

2025

Wood Bristle-moss · Forked Veilwort · Dilated Scalewort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Even Scalewort +5

Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Silky Wall Feather-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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