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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 506 ha
Getting here
51.18754, -2.26352
Open directionsv Longleat is a stately home about 4 miles (7 km) west of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. A leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, it is a Grade I listed building and the seat of the Marquesses of Bath.
Read more on Wikipedia → English country house Grade I listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Moorhen ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐾 Longleat Safari Park on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Moorhen ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐾 Longleat Safari Park on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
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✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: ORANGERY WITH WALLED GARDEN TO REAR AT LONGLEAT HOUSE; Historic site with public access
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Birds — Robin, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Beech, Hemp-agrimony, Capillary Thread-moss +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Zoo or animal collection nearby
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map East Mendip Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EMW Regional walking route
Show on map Mid Wilts Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MWW Regional walking route
Show on map 55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Colliers Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway (proposed South West) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 24 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Empuru (red) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Wind hill bikepark
Show on map Ark At 'EE (black) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Wind hill bikepark
Show on map Pass The Dutchie (red) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Wind hill bikepark
Show on map Blutopia (blue) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Wind hill bikepark
Show on map Feed 'Em To The Lions (black) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Wind hill bikepark
Show on map Rootiful South (black) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Wind hill bikepark
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lane bridleway · 578 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 578 m Path type: track
Show on map Breach Lane bridleway · 836 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 836 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos Wolves at Longleat Safari park
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Wildlife to spot
7,880 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,880 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chaffinch +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Raven Corvus corax Greenfinch Chloris chloris Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Little Egret Egretta garzetta Swift Apus apus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Lissotriton
🐝 Insects 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Black Laggard · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Mesembrina meridiana
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Black Laggard Apethymus serotinus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Beech · Hemp-agrimony · Capillary Thread-moss · Springy Turf-moss · New Zealand Pigmyweed +41
Beech Fagus sylvatica Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Slender Mouse-tail Moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,880 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Moorhen · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chaffinch +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Raven Corvus corax Greenfinch Chloris chloris Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coot Fulica atra Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Little Egret Egretta garzetta Swift Apus apus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Lissotriton
🐝 Insects 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Black Laggard · Eristalis pertinax · Marmalade Hoverfly · Mesembrina meridiana
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Black Laggard Apethymus serotinus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana Beech · Hemp-agrimony · Capillary Thread-moss · Springy Turf-moss · New Zealand Pigmyweed +41
Beech Fagus sylvatica Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus New Zealand Pigmyweed Crassula helmsii Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians Slender Mouse-tail Moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Isothecium myosuroides
Isothecium myosuroides
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon
Pink-fruited Thread-moss Pohlia melanodon
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str.
Ulota crispa s.str. Ulota crispa s.str.
Petty Pocket-moss Fissidens pusillus
Petty Pocket-moss Fissidens pusillus
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Supine Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Overleaf Pellia Pellia epiphylla
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia
Variable Forklet-moss Dicranella varia
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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