Close Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 30 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 30 ha
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51.44093, -2.06028
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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 212m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 212m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Ground-ivy, Common Stork's-bill +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Chickweed, White Dead-nettle, Spear-leaved Orache +2 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
55 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
9,337 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,337 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Blackbird +46
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax Great Tit Parus major Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Swallow Hirundo rustica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Beaver · Wood Mouse · Harvest Mouse · Badger
Beaver Castor fiber Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker +15
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 🌿 Plants 27 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Primrose · Ground-ivy · Black Nightshade · Corn Spurrey · Yarrow +22
Primrose Primula vulgaris Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025 Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,337 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Chaffinch · Nuthatch · Blackbird +46
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax Great Tit Parus major Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Swallow Hirundo rustica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Beaver · Wood Mouse · Harvest Mouse · Badger
Beaver Castor fiber Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker +15
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025 Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 🌿 Plants 27 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Primrose · Ground-ivy · Black Nightshade · Corn Spurrey · Yarrow +22
Primrose Primula vulgaris Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025 Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale2025
Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata2025
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata2025
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2025
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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