Castle Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland23 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
51.10144, -2.35551
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 12 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
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Leland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef LTRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (proposed South West)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.7 km▾
Named routeRef 25Length 9.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route282 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Lane climbing through lower slopes of Castle Wood
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Wildlife to spot
11,290 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,290 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Goldcrest · Marsh Tit · Mallard · Mute Swan +39
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus +17
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Herb-Robert · Bluebell · Perennial Rye-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Hazel +78
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,290 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Goldcrest · Marsh Tit · Mallard · Mute Swan +39
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus · Syrphus +17
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Herb-Robert · Bluebell · Perennial Rye-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Hazel +78
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- DandelionTaraxacum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas