Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.44658, -2.00985
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Great Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Great Tit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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 — Blackbird, Great Tit, Robin +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Robin +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy, Intermediate Screw-moss, Wood Avens +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wansdyke PathWalking route13 km▾
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,MborotoSmallgrainSept2020.pdf
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,SmallgraintoMboroSept2020.pdf
Named routeLength 13 kmLocal walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 403Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
Wiltshire Cycleway, Pewsey ValeCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route109 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 109 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route145 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route115 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route602 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 602 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,861 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,861 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Great Tit · Wren · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Herring Gull +16
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Strix aluco sylvaticaStrix aluco sylvatica
Harvest Mouse · Otter
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- OtterLutra lutra
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐝Insects51 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid · Eristalis tenax · Spotted-winged Drosophila +46
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
- Culex pipiens
🌿Plants16 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Petty Spurge · Field Bindweed · Red Dead-nettle · Intermediate Screw-moss · Field Maple +11
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- Field MapleAcer campestre2025
- Blackthorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,861 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Great Tit · Wren · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird · Herring Gull +16
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Strix aluco sylvaticaStrix aluco sylvatica
Harvest Mouse · Otter
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- OtterLutra lutra
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐝Insects51 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Large Willow Aphid · Eristalis tenax · Spotted-winged Drosophila +46
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
- Culex pipiens
🌿Plants16 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Petty Spurge · Field Bindweed · Red Dead-nettle · Intermediate Screw-moss · Field Maple +11
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
- Field MapleAcer campestre2025
- Blackthorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Culex pipiens2025
Culex pipiens2025
Psychoda sigmaPsychoda sigma2025Psychoda sigmaPsychoda sigma2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataEctopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegiDrosophila hydeiDrosophila hydei2025Drosophila hydeiDrosophila hydei2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2025Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2025Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2025Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2025White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Ribautiana debilisRibautiana debilis2025Ribautiana debilisRibautiana debilis2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2025Drosophila immigransDrosophila immigrans2025Drosophila immigransDrosophila immigrans202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Prunus spinosa2025
Prunus spinosa2025
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025Events & activities nearby
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