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Stannel Wood - Conifer woodland

4 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.28951, 0.44783

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

6 activities

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 51Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Boundary wall of Chippenham Park

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Boundary wall of Chippenham Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site600 m→🌱Studlands ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park1.5 km→🌱Chippenham Childrens Play AreaUrban park1.7 km→✦Packhorse bridgeHistoric site4.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.9 km→

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