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Firfields

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Grey Heron
🐕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

🐦96+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Grey Heron
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Horse riding

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Cormorant +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Cormorant +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Twayblade · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Strong match

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 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

Old Sarum WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 24Cycling route

Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network

National BywayCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route177 m

Named routeRef 24Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 24Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 24Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 24Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Second Broad Drivebridleway · 3.5 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 3.5 kmSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

11,021 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,021 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds102 species

springsummer

2025

Red Kite · Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Cormorant · Little Egret +97

Red KiteMilvus milvus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BuzzardButeo buteo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GadwallMareca strepera
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TealAnas crecca
Barn OwlTyto alba
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CootFulica atra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RavenCorvus corax
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoshawkAstur gentilis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
CuckooCuculus canorus
WigeonMareca penelope
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoosanderMergus merganser
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PochardAythya ferina
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2023
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Black TernChlidonias niger2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024

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Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Hazel Dormouse · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Roe Deer · Red Fox

Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Emperor Dragonfly · Southern Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly +3

Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Common Twayblade

Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,021 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds102 species

springsummer

2025

Red Kite · Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Cormorant · Little Egret +97

Red KiteMilvus milvus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BuzzardButeo buteo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GadwallMareca strepera
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TealAnas crecca
Barn OwlTyto alba
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CootFulica atra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RavenCorvus corax
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoshawkAstur gentilis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
CuckooCuculus canorus
WigeonMareca penelope
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoosanderMergus merganser
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Common TernSterna hirundo
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PochardAythya ferina
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
DunlinCalidris alpina2023
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Aythya hybridAythya hybrid sp.
NuthatchSitta europaea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
Black TernChlidonias niger2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Hazel Dormouse · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Roe Deer · Red Fox

Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Emperor Dragonfly · Southern Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer · Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly +3

Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2024

Common Twayblade

Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦DINTON PARK (PHILIPPS HOUSE)Historic site3.9 km→✦Grovely Castle and earthworks N of Grovely WoodHistoric site2.3 km→✦Hamshill ditches and field systemHistoric site2.4 km→✦Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's ChapelHistoric site3 km→✦Hanging Langford camp and Church-end RingHistoric site3.1 km→✦Grovely DitchHistoric site3.3 km→

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