King Althelstan's Mead
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.58069, -2.09519
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Mammals — Red Fox, Grey Squirrel, Muntjac +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Red Valerian, Common Nettle +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 28 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Palladian WayWalking route190 km▾
The Old Goal, Buckingham to Pulteney Bridge, Bath
Named routeLength 190 kmRegional walking route
King's Wallpublic footpath · 66 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Arches Lanebyway open to all traffic · 33 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 33 mPath type: residential
Arches Lanebyway open to all traffic · 310 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 310 mPath type: track
Arches Lanebyway open to all traffic · 129 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 129 mPath type: unclassified
Arches Lanebyway open to all traffic · 69 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 69 mPath type: track
Arches Lanebyway open to all traffic · 10 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 10 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
19,752 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,752 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Moorhen +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red Fox · Muntjac
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Sitaris muralis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Sitaris muralisSitaris muralis
🌿Plants17 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Wood Bristle-moss · Showy Feather-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Dilated Scalewort · Rowan +12
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Showy Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium speciosum
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,752 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Moorhen +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Red Fox · Muntjac
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Sitaris muralis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Sitaris muralisSitaris muralis
🌿Plants17 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Wood Bristle-moss · Showy Feather-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Dilated Scalewort · Rowan +12
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Showy Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium speciosum
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beech
Beech
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica
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