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Brook Park

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.60112, -1.82122

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blackthorn, Himalayan Balsam, Purple-loosestrife +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Blackthorn, Himalayan Balsam, Purple-loosestrife +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Thames & Severn WayWalking route69.8 km

Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.

Named routeRef T&S WLength 69.8 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The Latton LoopWalking route
Named route
Redhouse Gardenspublic footpath · 54 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Redhouse Gardenspublic footpath · 71 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route (45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Eastern FlyerCycling route
Named routeRef EFLocal cycle route
Tadpole RoundCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef TRLength 9.1 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
(45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Haydon RoundCycling route11.8 km
Named routeRef HRLength 11.8 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

27 public paths nearby

Public paths
Haydon End Lanebridleway · 426 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 426 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Charmind Walkbridleway · 197 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 197 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Obelisk in Brook Park

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Obelisk in Brook Park

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Nearby places

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🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.8 km→🌱GWR ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Brook ParkUrban park200 m→🌱Eastern CommonUrban park700 m→🌱Shaw Ridge Linear ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Western CommonUrban park900 m→

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