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Cowleaze Copse

9 ha

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.51996, -1.73450

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Robin
  • 🌿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
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Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Mute Swan +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Mute Swan +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Mercian Way

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 61 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ridgeway Circular RouteWalking route

Aldbourne Circular Route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Home Closepublic footpath · 135 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 135 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Home Closepublic footpath · 193 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 193 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
The Canneypublic footpath · 63 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Southern FlyerCycling route
Named routeRef SFLocal cycle route
South Swindon RoundCycling route9.2 km
Named routeRef SSRLength 9.2 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
(45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Route 482Cycling route
Named routeRef 482National Cycle Network
Route (45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mount Pleasant Lanebridleway · 153 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 153 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Mount Pleasant Lanebridleway · 65 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 65 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath near Chiseldon

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath near Chiseldon

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Town GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Garden of ReflectionUrban park2.4 km→🌱Buckhurst FieldUrban park4.6 km→🌱Sunken GardenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Town GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Barbury Castle Country ParkUrban park5 km→

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