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The Cross Belt - Broadleaved woodland

16 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.20741, -1.68457

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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 151m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route7.5 km
Named routeRef 45Length 7.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking along Threadgill Way

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking along Threadgill Way

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Rare Breeds FarmVisitor farm3.4 km→✦WILBURY HOUSEHistoric site4.2 km→✦Figheldean Down prehistoric landscapeHistoric site4.4 km→✦Devil's ditch: boundary earthworkHistoric site700 m→✦Boundary earthwork running south from Dunch Hill, through Brigmerston Plantation and Milston Down.Historic site2.4 km→✦Round barrow east of Milston DownHistoric site800 m→

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