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Great Bradley Wood

✦ Ancient woodland125 ha

📷 James Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome125 ha

Getting here

51.16564, -2.30959

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Grebe, Mute Swan, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Grebe, Mute Swan, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Heath Plait-moss, Bark Signal-moss +196 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Wood-rust, Wood-sorrel +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly +158 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly +158 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Yellow Way Roadpublic footpath · 1.5 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.5 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

14 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
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (proposed South West)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route58 m
Named routeRef 25Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Empuru (red)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Ark At 'EE (black)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Pass The Dutchie (red)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Blutopia (blue)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Feed 'Em To The Lions (black)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Rootiful South (black)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Honey Pot Lanerestricted byway · 1.6 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.6 kmPath type: track
Yellow Way Roadrestricted byway · 131 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 131 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parkland and forest near Gare Hill, Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire

📷 James Harrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parkland and forest near Gare Hill, Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire

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Nearby places

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✦LONGLEATHistoric site4 km→✦MARSTON HOUSEHistoric site4.7 km→🐄Longleat Safari ParkVisitor farm4.4 km→✦Deserted medieval site SW of Tytherington BridgeHistoric site4.3 km→✦Two bowl barrows and later earthwork features on Long Knoll, 760m south of Manor FarmHistoric site3.1 km→✦Bowl barrow 650m south east of Baycliffe FarmHistoric site3.6 km→

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