Dovecote at The Manor
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.51758, -2.13887
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Field Scabious +101 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Magdalis armigera, Green Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Manor Farm Roadbridleway · 234 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 234 mPath type: unclassified
Weather for this location
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
3,690 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,690 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Rook · Robin · Jackdaw +39
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SwiftApus apus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Feral Cat · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Feral CatFelis catus2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Magdalis armigera
- Magdalis armigeraMagdalis armigera
🌿Plants32 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Musk-mallow · White Campion · Primrose · Spindle · Dogwood +27
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- White CampionSilene latifolia2024
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
- Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,690 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Pied Wagtail · Woodpigeon · Rook · Robin · Jackdaw +39
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SwiftApus apus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Feral Cat · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Feral CatFelis catus2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Magdalis armigera
- Magdalis armigeraMagdalis armigera
🌿Plants32 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Musk-mallow · White Campion · Primrose · Spindle · Dogwood +27
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- White CampionSilene latifolia2024
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
- Italian Rye-grassLolium multiflorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2024CorncockleAgrostemma githago2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024BeechFagus sylvatica2023BeechFagus sylvatica2023BrambleRubus2023BrambleRubus2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Norway MapleAcer platanoides2023Norway MapleAcer platanoides2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023HazelCorylus2023HazelCorylus2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2023Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2023Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2023Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum2023Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum2023