Heytesbury Plantation 50 ha
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Places › England › South West › Wiltshire Getting here
51.18770, -2.09433
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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 on site — 4 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 on site — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Wren +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Wren +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee +100 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Flat Neckera +45 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Flat Neckera +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Dropwort, Wild Marjoram
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Imber Range Perimeter Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref IRPP Local walking route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 917 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 917 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 12.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 12.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
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Wildlife to spot
9,285 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,285 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Jackdaw · Robin · Wren +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Raven Corvus corax2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Great Tit Parus major Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Muntjac
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Platystomos albinus · Small Green Nettle Weevil · Juniper Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle +12
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Wall Scalewort · Flat Neckera · Beech Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss +2
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Flat Neckera Neckera complanata Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Common Gromwell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,285 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Jackdaw · Robin · Wren +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Raven Corvus corax2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Great Tit Parus major Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Muntjac
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Platystomos albinus · Small Green Nettle Weevil · Juniper Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle +12
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus Wall Scalewort · Flat Neckera · Beech Feather-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wavy Beard-moss +2
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Flat Neckera Neckera complanata Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Common Gromwell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Scabious Mining Bee Andrena hattorfiana
Large Scabious Mining Bee Andrena hattorfiana
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Rosy Apple Aphid Dysaphis (Pomaphis) plantaginea
Rosy Apple Aphid Dysaphis (Pomaphis) plantaginea
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Legnotus limbosus Legnotus limbosus
Legnotus limbosus Legnotus limbosus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea Lithospermum officinale
Lithospermum officinale
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