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Lower Woods

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Maurice Pullin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.18846, -2.29931

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Chaffinch +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Chaffinch +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cuckooflower, Primrose, Blackthorn +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red-legged Shieldbug +97 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red-legged Shieldbug +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Garlic Mustard, Hazel +1 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
East Mendip WayWalking route
Named routeRef EMWRegional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Colliers WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (proposed South West)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN 24 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Empuru (red)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Ark At 'EE (black)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Pass The Dutchie (red)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Blutopia (blue)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Feed 'Em To The Lions (black)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Rootiful South (black)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

2010 : Beech trees on the edge of Lower Woods

📷 Maurice Pullin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

2010 : Beech trees on the edge of Lower Woods

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