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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.57189, -1.78975
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 297m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 297m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Spear Thistle, Herb-Robert +95 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Spear Thistle, Herb-Robert +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard, Bristly Oxtongue +9 more foraging species
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Sarsen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
South Swindon Green TrailWalking route▾
95 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
Swindon to Ridgeway LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
21,830 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
21,830 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Peregrine +30
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Feral Cat · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Feral CatFelis catus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Oedemera lurida +3
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Beautiful Demoiselle
Herb-Robert · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Field Bindweed · Common Ragwort · Field Scabious +19
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Wild Service-tree
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,830 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Peregrine +30
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Feral Cat · Badger
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Feral CatFelis catus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Harlequin Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Oedemera lurida +3
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Beautiful Demoiselle
Herb-Robert · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Field Bindweed · Common Ragwort · Field Scabious +19
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Wild Service-tree
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx virgo
Calopteryx virgo
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSorbus torminalis
Sorbus torminalis
Common DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBuglossLycopsis arvensisBuglossLycopsis arvensisLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaBlack-poplarPopulus nigraBlack-poplarPopulus nigraGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaEvents & activities nearby
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