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Cowleaze Copse - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

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

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.52514, -1.72689

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Swindon to Ridgeway Link

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 53 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ridgeway Circular RouteWalking route

Aldbourne Circular Route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Hurdcott Roadpublic footpath · 12 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Hurdcott Roadpublic footpath · 84 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Oare Lanepublic footpath · 65 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Southern FlyerCycling route
Named routeRef SFLocal cycle route
South Swindon RoundCycling route9.2 km
Named routeRef SSRLength 9.2 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
(45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Route 482Cycling route
Named routeRef 482National Cycle Network
Route (45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain 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 routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Westbound carriageway of M4 just east of J15

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

Westbound carriageway of M4 just east of J15

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Nearby places

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✦Site of Roman town, W of Wanborough HouseHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Town GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Garden of ReflectionUrban park2.1 km→🌱Buckhurst FieldUrban park4.3 km→🌱Sunken GardenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Town GardensUrban park4.7 km→

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