Hinton Copse - Woodland 2 ha
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South West › Swindon Getting here
51.55073, -1.68430
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: The Roman Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sarsen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ridgeway Circular Route Walking route ▾
Aldbourne Circular Route
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 482 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 482 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (45) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named route Ref (45) Local cycle route
Show on map Eastern Flyer Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EF Local cycle route
Show on map Swindon to Ridgeway Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain 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 route Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
14,955 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,955 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie · Goldfinch +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Rock Dove Columba livia 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Small White · Comma · Red Admiral · Green-veined White +22
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Peacock Common Chickweed · Hemp-agrimony · Smooth Sow-thistle · White Dead-nettle · Great Willowherb +10
Common Chickweed Stellaria media Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2024 Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2024 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024 Water Mint Mentha aquatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,955 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie · Goldfinch +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Skylark Alauda arvensis Raven Corvus corax Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Rock Dove Columba livia 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Wood · Small White · Comma · Red Admiral · Green-veined White +22
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Peacock Common Chickweed · Hemp-agrimony · Smooth Sow-thistle · White Dead-nettle · Great Willowherb +10
Common Chickweed Stellaria media Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2024 Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2024 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024 Water Mint Mentha aquatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aglais io2024
Aglais io2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Wall Lasiommata megera2024
Wall Lasiommata megera2024
Blunthorn Nomad Bee Nomada flavopicta
Blunthorn Nomad Bee Nomada flavopicta
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2024
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 2024
2024
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2024
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2024
Hop Humulus lupulus2024
Hop Humulus lupulus2024
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2024
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2024
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2024
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2024
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2024
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2024
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