Norridge Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland45 ha
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome45 ha
Getting here
51.21466, -2.21184
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
White Horse TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Imber Range Perimeter PathWalking route▾
Named routeRef IRPPLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Cold Harbour Lanepublic footpath · 498 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 498 mSurface compactedPath type: service
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
NCN 24 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (proposed South West)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route577 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 577 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Empuru (red)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Ark At 'EE (black)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
Pass The Dutchie (red)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Blutopia (blue)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Feed 'Em To The Lions (black)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeWind hill bikepark
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
14,809 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,809 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Woodpigeon · Greenfinch · Chaffinch · Tufted Duck +48
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WigeonMareca penelope
- SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2024
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspring
2025▾
Water Vole · Hedgehog · Mole · Brown Hare · Badger +1
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
🌿Plants20 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Apple · Harebell · White Dead-nettle · Wild Carrot · Dwarf Thistle +15
- AppleMalus domestica2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,809 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Woodpigeon · Greenfinch · Chaffinch · Tufted Duck +48
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- WigeonMareca penelope
- SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CootFulica atra
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carduelis carduelis britannicaCarduelis carduelis britannica2024
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspring
2025▾
Water Vole · Hedgehog · Mole · Brown Hare · Badger +1
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
🌿Plants20 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Apple · Harebell · White Dead-nettle · Wild Carrot · Dwarf Thistle +15
- AppleMalus domestica2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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