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Getting here
51.44107, -2.25648
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 255m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 255m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rugged Oil-beetle, Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Red Damselfly +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Hoary Plantain, Herb-Robert +157 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map Limestone Link Walking route 58 km ▾
Named route Ref LL Length 58 km Regional walking route
Show on map 10 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 Avon Wiltshire Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Bath Two Tunnels Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 656 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 656 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Photos St John the Baptist, Colerne: January 2024
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Wildlife to spot
8,804 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,804 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +37
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dolichovespula media · Vine Weevil · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Garden Chafer
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024 Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Salad Burnet · Hoary Plantain · Fairy Flax · Black Medick +53
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba Hoary Plantain Plantago media Fairy Flax Linum catharticum Black Medick Medicago lupulina Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,804 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +37
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dolichovespula media · Vine Weevil · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Garden Chafer
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024 Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Salad Burnet · Hoary Plantain · Fairy Flax · Black Medick +53
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba Hoary Plantain Plantago media Fairy Flax Linum catharticum Black Medick Medicago lupulina Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Corncockle Agrostemma githago
Corncockle Agrostemma githago
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Wood Melick Melica uniflora
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae
White Campion Silene latifolia2024
White Campion Silene latifolia2024
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2024
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2024
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2024
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2024
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2024
Field Maple Acer campestre2024
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2024
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Beech Fagus sylvatica2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Quaking-grass Briza media2024
Quaking-grass Briza media2024
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2024
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2024
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2024
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2024
Upright Hedge Bedstraw Galium album subsp. erectum2024
Upright Hedge Bedstraw Galium album subsp. erectum2024
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2024
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2024
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2024
Beaked Hawk's-beard Crepis vesicaria2024
Beaked Hawk's-beard Crepis vesicaria2024
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2024
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2024
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2024
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2024
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis2024
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2024
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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