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Little Worth Wood

60 ha

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome60 ha

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51.52986, -2.20308

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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
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hazel, Elder +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, White Dead-nettle, Herb-Robert +237 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, White Dead-nettle, Herb-Robert +237 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +24 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small White, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +24 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

School Lanepublic footpath · 231 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 231 mPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km

Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

Fosse Waybyway open to all traffic · 1.9 km

Roman Road

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.9 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

1,821 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,821 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

wintersummer

2025

Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw +38

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
SwiftApus apus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Common GullLarus canus2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021

🦌

Mammals11 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Eurasian Serotine · Lesser Horseshoe Bat +6

Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2023
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2023
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2021
BadgerMeles meles
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021

🌿

Plants8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Cherry Plum · White Dead-nettle · Herb-Robert · Sainfoin · Goat's-beard +3

Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,821 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

wintersummer

2025

Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw +38

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
MagpiePica pica
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
SwiftApus apus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Common GullLarus canus2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021

🦌

Mammals11 species

springsummer

2024

Brown Long-eared Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Eurasian Serotine · Lesser Horseshoe Bat +6

Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2023
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2023
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2021
BadgerMeles meles
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021

🌿

Plants8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Cherry Plum · White Dead-nettle · Herb-Robert · Sainfoin · Goat's-beard +3

Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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