Broadoak Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 125 ha
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51.40478, -2.07351
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren 🐕 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
🐦 63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Pheasant +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Pheasant +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Black Bryony, Dilated Scalewort +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +155 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Water Mint, Meadowsweet, Hogweed +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 403 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 403 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway, Pewsey Vale Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 145 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 145 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 115 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 115 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 602 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 602 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 92 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 92 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Edge of Upper Selves Wood
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Wildlife to spot
6,274 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,274 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin +39
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Gull Larus canus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Barn Owl Tyto alba Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Brown Long-eared Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat +4
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri 🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax +9
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Swollen-thighed Beetle 🌿 Plants 29 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Small Teasel · Spear Thistle · Common Spotted-orchid · Water Mint +24
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus2024 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025 Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024 Common Valerian Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,274 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Robin +39
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Rook Corvus frugilegus Magpie Pica pica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Gull Larus canus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Barn Owl Tyto alba Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 🦌 Mammals 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Brown Long-eared Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat +4
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri 🐝 Insects 14 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small White · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax +9
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Swollen-thighed Beetle 🌿 Plants 29 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Small Teasel · Spear Thistle · Common Spotted-orchid · Water Mint +24
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus2024 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025 Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024 Common Valerian Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus hipposideros2024
Rhinolophus hipposideros2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Oedemera nobilis
Oedemera nobilis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2024
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2024
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2024 Valeriana officinalis2024
Valeriana officinalis2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum2025
Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2025
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2024
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2024
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2024
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2024
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2024
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum2024
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2024
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2024
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme2024
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme2024
Hypnum cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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