Acorn Wood - Broadleaved woodland 4 ha
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Places › England › South West › Swindon Getting here
51.56631, -1.68830
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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 🐕 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 12 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 The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional 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 Sarsen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (45) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named route Ref (45) Local cycle route
Show on map Eastern Flyer Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EF Local cycle route
Show on map Swindon to Ridgeway Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
Urban Round Cycling route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref UR Length 27 km Round trip Local cycle route
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
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
4,835 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,835 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Magpie · Blackbird +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Hedgehog · Harvest Mouse · Brown Hare · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2020 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Otter 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria2023 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Willow Bean-galler · Red-legged Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria scripta +2
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2023 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Perennial Rye-grass · Cock's-foot · Prickly Sow-thistle · Chicory · Duke of Argyll's Teaplant +38
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2019 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2019 Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2019 Chicory Cichorium intybus Duke of Argyll's Teaplant Lycium barbarum2021 Wood Millet Milium effusum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,835 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Magpie · Blackbird +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Raven Corvus corax2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Hedgehog · Harvest Mouse · Brown Hare · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2020 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Otter 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria2023 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Willow Bean-galler · Red-legged Shieldbug · Sphaerophoria scripta +2
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2023 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023 Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta Perennial Rye-grass · Cock's-foot · Prickly Sow-thistle · Chicory · Duke of Argyll's Teaplant +38
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2019 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2019 Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2019 Chicory Cichorium intybus Duke of Argyll's Teaplant Lycium barbarum2021 Wood Millet Milium effusum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lutra lutra2022
Lutra lutra2022
2023
2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2020
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2020 2021
2021
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2021
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2021
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2021
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2021
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2021
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2021
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2020
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2020
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis2020
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis2020
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta2020
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta2020
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2020
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2020
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2020
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2020
Cowslip Primula veris2020
Cowslip Primula veris2020
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2020
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2020
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2020
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2020
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2020
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2020
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2019
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2019
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2019
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2019
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2019
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2019
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2019
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2019
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2019
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2019
Dog-rose Rosa canina2019
Dog-rose Rosa canina2019
English Elm Ulmus procera2019
English Elm Ulmus procera2019
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2019
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2019
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2019
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2019
Dandelion Taraxacum2019
Dandelion Taraxacum2019
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2019
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2019
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata2019
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata2019
Common Couch Elymus repens2019
Common Couch Elymus repens2019
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2019
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2019
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2019
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2019
Fat Duckweed Lemna gibba2019
Fat Duckweed Lemna gibba2019
Field Maple Acer campestre2019
Field Maple Acer campestre2019
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2019
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2019
White Willow Salix alba2019
White Willow Salix alba2019
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2019
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2019
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2019
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2019
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2019
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2019
Cleavers Galium aparine2019
Cleavers Galium aparine2019
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2019
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2019
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2019
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