🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🐴Horse riding🥾Walking trails
Best for
6 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🐴
Horse riding
Strong match
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sarsen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴
Cycling
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72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
West Swindon RoundCycling route11.3 km▾
Named routeRef WSRLength 11.3 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Southern FlyerCycling route▾
Named routeRef SFLocal cycle route
South Swindon RoundCycling route9.2 km▾
Named routeRef SSRLength 9.2 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
(45)Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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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
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4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
