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Green Lane Wood

✦ Ancient woodland35 ha

📷 Doug Lee · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha

Getting here

51.31693, -2.17097

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Blackcap +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Blackcap +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Water Mint, Common Reed, Mistletoe +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Beautiful Demoiselle +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Beautiful Demoiselle +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

39 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
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 4Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route383 m
Named routeLength 383 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 124 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 124 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Green Lanebridleway · 685 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 685 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Green Lanebridleway · 2 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Recently Coppiced Trees in Green Lane Wood

📷 Doug Lee · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Recently Coppiced Trees in Green Lane Wood

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🌱The ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱The Courts GardenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Trowbridge ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park2.5 km→✦THE COURTS, HOLTHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Paxcroft Brook ParkUrban park1.1 km→

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