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Stannel Wood - Mixed woodland

1 ha

📷 Simon Tomson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

InsectsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.29339, 0.44424

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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
Walking trails

Best for

4 activities

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Lowland meadows priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route50 m
Named routeLength 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m
Named routeRef 51Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 51Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route456 m
Named routeRef 51Length 456 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cattle shed and military site remains in Chippenham Park: aerial 2025

📷 Simon Tomson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cattle shed and military site remains in Chippenham Park: aerial 2025

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site500 m→🌱Studlands ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park1 km→🌱Chippenham Childrens Play AreaUrban park1.2 km→⛪St Peter and St Mary Magdalene ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪Fordham Congregational ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→

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