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The Brake - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.55002, -1.81885

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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 271m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

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: South Swindon Round

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Sarsen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
South Swindon Green TrailWalking route
Named route
Elcombe Roadpublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Elcombe Roadpublic footpath · 90 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 90 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Elcombe Roadpublic footpath · 279 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 279 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

81 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route (45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Eastern FlyerCycling route
Named routeRef EFLocal cycle route
(45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Haydon RoundCycling route11.8 km
Named routeRef HRLength 11.8 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
West Swindon RoundCycling route11.3 km
Named routeRef WSRLength 11.3 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Old Town Railway Pathbridleway · 4 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Old Town Railway Pathbridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Old Town Railway Pathbridleway · 168 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 168 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pylon

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Lydiard ParkUrban park3 km→🌱GWR ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Town GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park2.8 km→🏞️LYDIARD PARKCountry park3.1 km→🌱Shaw Ridge Linear ParkUrban park1.9 km→

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