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Places › England › South West › Swindon Getting here
51.55723, -1.77455
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 🅿️ Parking 107m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 107m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Ribwort Plantain, Herb-Robert +71 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, Ribwort Plantain, Herb-Robert +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Helophilus pendulus +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Helophilus pendulus +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sarsen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map White Horse Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHT Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wroughton Timberland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 104 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 482 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 482 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (45) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named route Ref (45) Local cycle route
Show on map Eastern Flyer Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EF Local cycle route
Show on map Tadpole Round Cycling route 9.1 km ▾
Named route Ref TR Length 9.1 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map (45) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named route Ref (45) Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
51,985 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,985 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Moorhen +40
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Ivy · Butterfly-bush · Hogweed · Yarrow +2
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Ivy Hedera helix Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,985 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Moorhen +40
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Feral Cat Felis catus2025 7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Ivy · Butterfly-bush · Hogweed · Yarrow +2
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Ivy Hedera helix Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 ![Queen's Park [10]](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/33/67/5336739_65cd2271.jpg)