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Ash Wood

14 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

52.29523, 0.43384

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Kite-tailed Robberfly, Anthocomus rufus, Platycheirus peltatus agg. +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 51Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route50 m
Named routeLength 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m
Named routeRef 51Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 51Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Drain by Ash Wood

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Drain by Ash Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site600 m→🌱Studlands ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park900 m→🌱Chippenham Childrens Play AreaUrban park1 km→⛪St Peter and St Mary Magdalene ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪Fordham Congregational ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→

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