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Getting here
51.58440, -1.81972
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 196m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 196m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Red Fox, Rabbit, Water Vole +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bristly Oxtongue, Blackthorn +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
South Swindon Green TrailWalking route▾
89 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route (45)Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Eastern FlyerCycling route▾
Named routeRef EFLocal cycle route
Tadpole RoundCycling route9.1 km▾
Named routeRef TRLength 9.1 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
(45)Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Haydon RoundCycling route11.8 km▾
Named routeRef HRLength 11.8 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Photos
Moredon allotments, Akers Way
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
29,093 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
29,093 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Jay · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Moorhen +39
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Red Fox · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Muntjac +5
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- Grey Squirrel
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Hornet Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket +2
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Himalayan Balsam · Blackthorn · Bristly Oxtongue · Water Mint · Purple-loosestrife +16
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Red CampionSilene dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,093 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Jay · Carrion Crow · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Moorhen +39
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Red Fox · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Muntjac +5
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- OtterLutra lutra2025
- Grey Squirrel
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Hornet Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket +2
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Himalayan Balsam · Blackthorn · Bristly Oxtongue · Water Mint · Purple-loosestrife +16
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Red CampionSilene dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis2025
Sciurus carolinensis2025
BatChiroptera2025BatChiroptera2025Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2025Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2025Feral CatFelis catus2025Feral CatFelis catus20252025
2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025ColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPot MarigoldCalendula officinalisPot MarigoldCalendula officinalisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisGreen Hound's-tongueCynoglossum germanicumGreen Hound's-tongueCynoglossum germanicumGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensis