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Places › England › South West › Swindon Getting here
51.55213, -1.64772
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small White +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small White +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Common Chickweed, Common Nettle +132 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Common Chickweed, Common Nettle +132 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Chickweed, Common Nettle, Hogweed +17 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 24 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 D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional 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 White horse circular walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHCW Local walking route
Show on map Ridgeway Circular Route Walking route ▾
Aldbourne Circular Route
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Dingle Path public footpath · 25 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 25 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map The City public footpath · 4 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 4 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map The City public footpath · 32 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 32 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Helen Browning's Royal Oak (3), Cues Lane, Bishopstone near Swindon
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Wildlife to spot
5,602 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,602 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Barn Owl · Long-tailed Tit · Red-legged Partridge · Goldfinch · Great Tit +45
Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Quail Coturnix coturnix2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Otter · Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Otter Lutra lutra Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly +7
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Roesel's Bush-cricket 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Chickweed · Field Bindweed · Hogweed · Lady's Bedstraw · Herb-Robert +2
Common Chickweed Stellaria media Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024 Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024 Red Campion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,602 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Barn Owl · Long-tailed Tit · Red-legged Partridge · Goldfinch · Great Tit +45
Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Quail Coturnix coturnix2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Otter · Hedgehog · Brown Hare
Otter Lutra lutra Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Green Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly +7
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Roesel's Bush-cricket 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Chickweed · Field Bindweed · Hogweed · Lady's Bedstraw · Herb-Robert +2
Common Chickweed Stellaria media Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024 Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024 Red Campion Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roeseliana roeselii
Roeseliana roeselii
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024 Silene dioica2024
Silene dioica2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2024 