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Fry's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

51.14944, -2.36963

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Canada Goose, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Canada Goose, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Common Smoothcap, Common Feather-moss +7 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Dock Bug +177 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Dock Bug +177 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Leland TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LTRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (proposed South West)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.7 km
Named routeRef 25Length 9.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 25Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hick's Park Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hick's Park Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STOURHEADHistoric site4.8 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→🐄Redwood Rare BreedsVisitor farm3.8 km→🐄Redwood Rare BreedsVisitor farm3.8 km→✦Two bowl barrows and later earthwork features on Long Knoll, 760m south of Manor FarmHistoric site4.6 km→✦Witham PrioryHistoric site3.1 km→

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