Medieval market cross immediately east of St Andrew's Church
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Getting here
51.49351, -2.22899
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Old Rectory Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Old Rectory Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Xylota segnis, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Ramsons, Lords-and-Ladies +163 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Ponies beside the Market Cross
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Wildlife to spot
7,509 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,509 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Common Cockchafer · Garden Chafer · Eristalis pertinax +16
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
🌿Plants34 species
springsummer
2026▾
Devil's-bit Scabious · Pendulous Sedge · Herb-Robert · Ramsons · Bittersweet +29
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,509 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 14-spot Ladybird · Common Cockchafer · Garden Chafer · Eristalis pertinax +16
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
🌿Plants34 species
springsummer
2026▾
Devil's-bit Scabious · Pendulous Sedge · Herb-Robert · Ramsons · Bittersweet +29
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
- BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2025Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Brachypalpus laphriformisBrachypalpus laphriformis2025Brachypalpus laphriformisBrachypalpus laphriformis2025Field Maple
Field Maple
Acer campestre2025
Acer campestre2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusSpotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2025Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025Black BryonyTamus communis2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2025Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2025Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria2025Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2025Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2025CowslipPrimula veris2025CowslipPrimula veris2025Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor2025Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025