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Baynton Hillside Wood

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

51.27841, -2.07655

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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 253m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Snowdrop, Pyramidal Orchid, Hedge Woundwort +6 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Parent Bug, Downland Villa +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Imber Range Perimeter PathWalking route
Named routeRef IRPPLocal walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Salisbury Hollowbyway open to all traffic · 336 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 336 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Imber Range Pathbyway open to all traffic · 846 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 846 mSurface pavedPath type: track
Salisbury Hollowbyway open to all traffic · 426 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 426 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Salisbury Hollowbyway open to all traffic · 789 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 789 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Imber Range Pathbyway open to all traffic · 3 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wessex Ridgeway approaching Coulston Hillside Wood

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wessex Ridgeway approaching Coulston Hillside Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coulston Deer ParkUrban park700 m→🌱Edington ParkUrban park1.6 km→✦Bratton Camp Iron Age hillfort, the Westbury White Horse, barrows and trackways on Bratton DownHistoric site4.9 km→✦Bratton CastleHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Bratton ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦Strip lynchet system east of Three Corner FirsHistoric site4.4 km→

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