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Gascelyn Park

5 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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51.45676, -2.14103

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Meadow Crane's-bill, Bluebell +50 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Meadow Crane's-bill, Bluebell +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km

Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Route 403Cycling route

Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network

Wiltshire Cycleway, Pewsey ValeCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route893 m

Named routeRef 403Length 893 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route114 m

Named routeRef 403Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route48 m

Named routeRef 403Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

17,315 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,315 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winterautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Red Fox · Badger · Feral Cat · Bat · Hedgehog +4

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Feral CatFelis catus2025
BatChiroptera2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
OtterLutra lutra
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024

🐝

Insects12 species

winterspringsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Southern Hawker · Glow-worm +7

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025

🌿

Plants53 species

springsummer

2026

Lords-and-Ladies · Meadow Crane's-bill · Bluebell · Bramble · Pendulous Sedge +48

Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2025
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2025
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025
ValerianellaValerianella2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,315 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winterautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Red Fox · Badger · Feral Cat · Bat · Hedgehog +4

Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Feral CatFelis catus2025
BatChiroptera2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
OtterLutra lutra
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2025

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024

🐝

Insects12 species

winterspringsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Southern Hawker · Glow-worm +7

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025

🌿

Plants53 species

springsummer

2026

Lords-and-Ladies · Meadow Crane's-bill · Bluebell · Bramble · Pendulous Sedge +48

Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2025
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2025
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2025
ValerianellaValerianella2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Rob Purvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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