Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha
Getting here
51.43239, -2.17745
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Indian Peafowl and Mistle Thrush
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 305m away — 5 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Indian Peafowl and Mistle Thrush
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 305m away — 5 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Indian Peafowl, Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest +54 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Indian Peafowl, Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest +54 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Poplar-lettuce Aphid, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Dilated Scalewort, Lateral Cryphaea +193 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
South Avenuepublic footpath · 369 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 369 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
40 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
Wiltshire Cycleway, Pewsey ValeCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route893 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 893 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route48 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
25,699 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,699 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Great Crested Grebe · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Long-tailed Tit
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Poplar-lettuce Aphid · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
- Poplar-lettuce AphidPemphigus (Pemphigus) bursarius
- Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
Lords-and-Ladies · Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Hazel · Sweet Violet +39
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,699 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Great Crested Grebe · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Long-tailed Tit
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Poplar-lettuce Aphid · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
- Poplar-lettuce AphidPemphigus (Pemphigus) bursarius
- Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
Lords-and-Ladies · Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Hazel · Sweet Violet +39
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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