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Cobham Frith

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.40091, -1.63403

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Japanese Knotweed, Sweet Chestnut +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Large White, Gymnosoma rotundatum, Small White +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Sweet Chestnut, Elder +1 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
Pewsey Vale Circular WalkWalking route

The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 403Cycling route
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 4Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 4Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Scots pine predominate in Cobham Frith

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Scots pine predominate in Cobham Frith

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦TOTTENHAM HOUSE AND SAVERNAKE FORESTHistoric site2.7 km→✦RAMSBURY MANORHistoric site3.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.3 km→✦Roman villa in Castle CopseHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦Ditch 530yds (484m) SW of Stitchcombe FarmHistoric site3.9 km→

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