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Market Cross

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Canal Trust Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Canal Trust Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Musk-mallow, Cherry Laurel, Great Willowherb +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Musk-mallow, Cherry Laurel, Great Willowherb +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wansdyke PathWalking route13 km

https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,MborotoSmallgrainSept2020.pdf https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,SmallgraintoMboroSept2020.pdf

Named routeLength 13 kmLocal walking route

Wessex RidgewayWalking route

Named routeRef WRRegional walking route

White Horse TrailWalking route

Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route

Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route

Pewsey Vale Circular WalkWalking route

The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

Quakers Walkpublic footpath · 52 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mSurface compactedPath type: footway

Dyehouse Lanepublic footpath · 125 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 125 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Quakers Walkpublic footpath · 87 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 87 mSurface compactedPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wiltshire WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Wiltshire Cycleway, Pewsey ValeCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route716 m

Named routeRef 4Length 716 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route27 m

Named routeLength 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route

Named routeListed length 207km

Wildlife to spot

21,971 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,971 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock +45

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springautumn

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects22 species

springsummer

2025

White-legged Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Scarce Chaser +17

White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis

🌿

Plants14 species

springsummer

2025

Musk-mallow · Cherry Laurel · Great Willowherb · Hart's-Tongue · Himalayan Honeysuckle +9

Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica
NipplewortLapsana communis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,971 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Dunnock +45

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

springautumn

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects22 species

springsummer

2025

White-legged Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Scarce Chaser +17

White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis

🌿

Plants14 species

springsummer

2025

Musk-mallow · Cherry Laurel · Great Willowherb · Hart's-Tongue · Himalayan Honeysuckle +9

Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica
NipplewortLapsana communis
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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