The Belt - Broadleaved woodland
23 ha
🐶Dogs🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
51.21693, -1.69882
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ 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 welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
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 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Sarsen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
12 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 route10 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route88 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 88 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route833 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 833 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Milston Drovebyway open to all traffic · 3.5 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3.5 kmPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
15,729 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,729 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springautumn
2026▾
Cuckoo · Raven · Magpie · Kestrel · Robin +47
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Red Fox · Muntjac · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Badger
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syritta pipiens · Batman Hoverfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Yellow Meadow Ant · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +11
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
🌿Plants3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Sand-hill Screw-moss · Beech · Viper's-bugloss
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,729 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springautumn
2026▾
Cuckoo · Raven · Magpie · Kestrel · Robin +47
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Red Fox · Muntjac · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Badger
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Syritta pipiens · Batman Hoverfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Yellow Meadow Ant · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +11
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
🌿Plants3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Sand-hill Screw-moss · Beech · Viper's-bugloss
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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