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Getting here
51.11765, -2.23574
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Peregrine
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Peregrine
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Peregrine, Skylark +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Peregrine, Skylark +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Meadow Brown +22 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cock's-foot, Ribwort Plantain, Lady's Bedstraw +185 more · last seen 2022
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Trails nearby
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Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (proposed South West)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route282 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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View from road near Mere Down Farm at harvest time
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2,820 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,820 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Skylark · Yellowhammer · Corn Bunting · Great Tit +34
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- Great TitParus major2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2022
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2023▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Black Oil-beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Red Fescue · Lady's Bedstraw · False Oat-grass · Cock's-foot · Sweet Chestnut +49
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,820 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Skylark · Yellowhammer · Corn Bunting · Great Tit +34
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- Great TitParus major2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis2022
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2023▾
Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Black Oil-beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria
- Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Red Fescue · Lady's Bedstraw · False Oat-grass · Cock's-foot · Sweet Chestnut +49
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensisMeadow OatHelictochloa pratensisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWillowherbEpilobiumWillowherbEpilobiumDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon MilkwortPolygala vulgarisCommon MilkwortPolygala vulgarisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisDwarf ThistleCirsium acauleDwarf ThistleCirsium acauleYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataSpeedwellVeronicaSpeedwellVeronicaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaDockRumexDockRumexYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensYellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescensCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCorn MintMentha arvensisCorn MintMentha arvensisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumItalian Rye-grassLolium multiflorumItalian Rye-grassLolium multiflorumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosa