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Goulter's Gorse

2 ha

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.52657, -2.25476

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Hazel +31 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Ivy, Elder +294 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Ivy, Elder +294 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +14 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +14 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Goulter's Gorse

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Goulter's Gorse

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Nearby places

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✦BADMINTON HOUSEHistoric site4.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.2 km→🌱St Michael and All Angels ChurchUrban park2.7 km→✦Stone cross in churchyard, Littleton DrewHistoric site1 km→✦Long barrow 500m north of Lugbury FarmHistoric site2.4 km→✦Romano-British temple, Iron Age ditches, earthwork enclosure and associated buildings 240m and 370m north of Fosse BarnHistoric site4 km→

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