Glade
← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Compton Park

✦ Ancient woodland32 ha

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

51.07568, -1.94801

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Orange Balsam, Giant Hogweed, Hart's-Tongue +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Red Admiral +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Red Admiral +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Old Sarum WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route

The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way

Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 24Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 24Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route943 m
Named routeRef 24Length 943 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Black sheep near Horse Shoe Bridge

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Black sheep near Horse Shoe Bridge

1 / 15

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦DINTON PARK (PHILIPPS HOUSE)Historic site3.3 km→✦Chiselbury Hill FortHistoric site3.2 km→✦Chiselbury Camp hillfort, cross dykes and site of turnpike toll houseHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Dinton ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦Hamshill ditches and field systemHistoric site3.4 km→✦Field system on Stoke DownHistoric site4 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 9653911c-ee7b-4a23-8081-074a6cd38ae9