Broadleaved woodland near Draycot Foliat 1 ha
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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51.49415, -1.73252
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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 🐕 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 🐕 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🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National 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 Wroughton Timberland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ridgeway Circular Route Walking route ▾
Aldbourne Circular Route
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
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 Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 482 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 482 National Cycle Network
Show on map Swindon to Ridgeway Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 482 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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
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Wildlife to spot
2,063 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,063 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Rook · Red-legged Partridge · Chaffinch +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula Raven Corvus corax Swift Apus apus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Curlew Numenius arquata Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2017 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Polecat Large White · Peacock · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Small White +14
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mugwort · Lady's Bedstraw · Bladder Campion · Bittersweet · Blackthorn +17
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Elder Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,063 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Rook · Red-legged Partridge · Chaffinch +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Martin Delichon urbicum Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackbird Turdus merula Raven Corvus corax Swift Apus apus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Curlew Numenius arquata Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 🦌 Mammals 8 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel +3
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2017 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Polecat Large White · Peacock · Red Admiral · Gatekeeper · Small White +14
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mugwort · Lady's Bedstraw · Bladder Campion · Bittersweet · Blackthorn +17
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Elder Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mustela putorius2022
Mustela putorius2022
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2021
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2021
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2016
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2016 2019
2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Eutrichapion punctiger Eutrichapion punctiger
Eutrichapion punctiger Eutrichapion punctiger
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Mecinus pascuorum Mecinus pascuorum
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2019
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2017
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2017 Sambucus nigra
Sambucus nigra
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2020
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2020
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2020
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2020
Ivy Hedera helix2019
Ivy Hedera helix2019
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris2017
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris2017 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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