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Hatton Grove Allotments

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.55951, -1.75983

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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 95m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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 95m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

8 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, Magpie, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Herb-Robert, Yarrow +70 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Herb-Robert, Yarrow +70 more · last seen 2026

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

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Red Dead-nettle +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The RidgewayWalking route140 km

Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route

The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km

Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route

Sarsen WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Millennium TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Ridgeway Circular RouteWalking route

Aldbourne Circular Route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Woodside Avenuepublic footpath · 24 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Woodside Avenuepublic footpath · 6 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

Ashwell Closepublic footpath · 74 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 74 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

101 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Route (45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route

Eastern FlyerCycling route

Named routeRef EFLocal cycle route

Tadpole RoundCycling route9.1 km

Named routeRef TRLength 9.1 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

(45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route

Swindon to Ridgeway LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

Chickerell Roadbridleway · 56 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 56 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

48,304 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

48,304 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Rock Dove +39

MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Weasel · Feral Cat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus
WeaselMustela nivalis
Feral CatFelis catus2025

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025

🌿

Plants5 species

winterautumn

2026

Lords-and-Ladies · Butterfly-bush · Great Horsetail · Common Nettle · Herb-Robert

Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

48,304 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

autumnwinter

2026

Magpie · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Rock Dove +39

MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

springwinter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Weasel · Feral Cat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus
WeaselMustela nivalis
Feral CatFelis catus2025

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025

🌿

Plants5 species

winterautumn

2026

Lords-and-Ladies · Butterfly-bush · Great Horsetail · Common Nettle · Herb-Robert

Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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