Cedar Plantation - Mixed woodland
✦ Ancient woodland2 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.44667, -2.29063
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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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km▾
Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Photos
2008 : Fosse Way, near Colerne airfield
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Wildlife to spot
5,667 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,667 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2026▾
Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +39
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
🦌Mammals7 species
winterautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Pygmy Shrew · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Yellow-necked Mouse +2
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Asparagus Beetle · Red Admiral · Small White · Meadow Brown · Peacock +24
- Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Pyramidal Orchid · Thin-spiked Wood-sedge · Wild Mignonette · Common Spotted-orchid · Hedgerow Crane's-bill +25
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2022
- Thin-spiked Wood-sedgeCarex strigosa2024
- Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2022
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2020
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2020
- Bee Orchid
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,667 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2026▾
Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +39
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018
🦌Mammals7 species
winterautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Pygmy Shrew · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Yellow-necked Mouse +2
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
- Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2023▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Asparagus Beetle · Red Admiral · Small White · Meadow Brown · Peacock +24
- Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Pyramidal Orchid · Thin-spiked Wood-sedge · Wild Mignonette · Common Spotted-orchid · Hedgerow Crane's-bill +25
- Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2022
- Thin-spiked Wood-sedgeCarex strigosa2024
- Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2022
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2020
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2020
- Bee Orchid
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2021Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2021Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Common Rose FusehornArge paganaCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaNeolygus viridisNeolygus viridis2021Neolygus viridisNeolygus viridis2021HornetVespa crabro2020HornetVespa crabro2020Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2020Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2020Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2020Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2020Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2019Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Ophrys apifera2020
Ophrys apifera2020
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2022Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2022Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2022Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2022Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2022Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2022Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2022Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2022NipplewortLapsana communis2022NipplewortLapsana communis2022SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2022SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2022Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2021Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2021Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2021Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2021Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2021Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2021MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2021MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2020Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2020Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2020Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2020Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2020Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2020BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2020BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2020Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2020Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2020Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2020Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2020Bush VetchVicia sepium2020Bush VetchVicia sepium2020Black MedickMedicago lupulina2020Black MedickMedicago lupulina2020Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2020Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2020Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum2019Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum2019Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2018Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2018Events & activities nearby
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