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⛳ Golf🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife
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Places › England › South West › Swindon Getting here
51.52464, -1.84185
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Black Medick, Ground-ivy +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Black Medick, Ground-ivy +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, White Helleborine, White Dead-nettle
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 4 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 Wroughton Timberland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map White Horse Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHT Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sarsen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Swindon Round Cycling route 11.3 km ▾
Named route Ref WSR Length 11.3 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Southern Flyer Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SF Local cycle route
Show on map South Swindon Round Cycling route 9.2 km ▾
Named route Ref SSR Length 9.2 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map (45) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named route Ref (45) Local cycle route
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map 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
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Basset Down Golf Course, near Salthrop
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Wildlife to spot
4,250 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,250 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Linnet Linaria cannabina Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Roe Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ground-ivy · Pineappleweed · Lesser Burdock · Lady's Bedstraw · Meadow Crane's-bill +16
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Lesser Burdock Arctium minus Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,250 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Blackbird +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Linnet Linaria cannabina Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Roe Deer
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ground-ivy · Pineappleweed · Lesser Burdock · Lady's Bedstraw · Meadow Crane's-bill +16
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Lesser Burdock Arctium minus Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedge Woundwort
Hedge Woundwort
Stachys sylvatica
Stachys sylvatica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
White Helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium
White Helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia
Herb-Paris Paris quadrifolia
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
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