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Foxburrow Plantation

9 ha

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.28394, 0.42620

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Great Tit +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Great Tit +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Kite-tailed Robberfly, Platycheirus peltatus agg., Ruddy Darter +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Kite-tailed Robberfly, Platycheirus peltatus agg., Ruddy Darter +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cambridge Milk-parsley, Pepper-saxifrage, Devil's-bit Scabious +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cambridge Milk-parsley, Pepper-saxifrage, Devil's-bit Scabious +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 51Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 51Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route50 m
Named routeLength 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

On Chippenham Road

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

On Chippenham Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The SeveralsUrban park4.1 km→🌱Memorial Hall GardensUrban park4.8 km→🌱King Edward VII Memorial GroundsUrban park4.8 km→✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Studlands ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park2.3 km→

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