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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 68 ha
Places › England › South West › Wiltshire Getting here
51.07820, -2.12054
Open directionsv 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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Siskin, Great Crested Grebe +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Siskin, Great Crested Grebe +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Sexton Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug, Swollen-thighed Beetle +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Black Sexton Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug, Swollen-thighed Beetle +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Tisbury Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Greenwich bridleway · 236 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 236 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
Show on map Photos A timber shed in a clearing in Fonthill Abbey Wood
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Wildlife to spot
14,110 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,110 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Tufted Duck · Moorhen · Gadwall +44
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Gadwall Mareca strepera Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Badger
🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Black Sexton Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Polydrusus formosus · Common Cockchafer +9
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Traveller's-joy · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,110 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Great Crested Grebe · Tufted Duck · Moorhen · Gadwall +44
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Gadwall Mareca strepera Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Robin Erithacus rubecula Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Sand Martin Riparia riparia Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Canada Goose Branta canadensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Badger
🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Black Sexton Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Polydrusus formosus · Common Cockchafer +9
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Traveller's-joy · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis
Sericoderus brevicornis Sericoderus brevicornis
Stilbus testaceus Stilbus testaceus
Stilbus testaceus Stilbus testaceus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 