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Melsome Wood

✦ Ancient woodland57 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome57 ha

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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Yellow-legged Gull, Starling, Rook +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellow-legged Gull, Starling, Rook +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Blackthorn, Jacobaea, Bugle +299 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Bramble, Hawthorn +33 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Gatekeeper, Green-veined White, Large White +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 403Cycling route
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 403Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

18 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleways divide, near Melsome Wood

Bridleways divide, near Melsome Wood

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