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Battlelake Plantation

105 ha

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome105 ha

Getting here

51.59812, -1.91096

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 345m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Large White, White Admiral, Small White +12 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Thames & Severn WayWalking route69.8 km

Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.

Named routeRef T&S WLength 69.8 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
West Swindon RoundCycling route11.3 km
Named routeRef WSRLength 11.3 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route919 m
Named routeRef 45Length 919 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route151 m
Named routeRef 45Length 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route339 m
Named routeRef 45Length 339 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

19 public paths nearby

Public paths
Davenport Bridgebridleway · 36 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 36 mSurface concretePath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Red Lodge through Battlelake Plantation

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Red Lodge through Battlelake Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park3.7 km→✦Earthwork on Paven HillHistoric site1.9 km→✦Ringsbury Camp hillfortHistoric site2.4 km→✦Ringsbury CampHistoric site2.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→🐄Oak and Furrows Wildlife Rescue CentreVisitor farm3.3 km→

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