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Mount Zion Chapel

📷 Phil Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Merlin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Merlin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +38 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Gatekeeper +38 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Red Valerian, Common Twayblade +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Red Valerian, Common Twayblade +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

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Cycling

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

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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Smith Streetbridleway · 306 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 306 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

5,596 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,596 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

springsummer

2025

Merlin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +73

MerlinFalco columbarius2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
HobbyFalco subbuteo2021
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2021
BuzzardButeo buteo
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
NuthatchSitta europaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
RavenCorvus corax
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
WigeonMareca penelope2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
QuailCoturnix coturnix2021
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
OspreyPandion haliaetus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2021
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Lesser Horseshoe Bat +3

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020

🐸

Amphibians4 species

summer

2019

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects41 species

summer

2023

Large White · Meadow Brown · Holly Blue · Gatekeeper · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly +36

Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
SyrphusSyrphus
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2022
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
PeacockAglais io2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019

🌿

Plants19 species

spring

2025

Pyramidal Orchid · Red Valerian · Common Twayblade · Fox-and-cubs · Welsh Poppy +14

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2020
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2023
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2020
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023
Venus's-looking-glassLegousia hybrida2021
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021
White Dead-nettleLamium album2021
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021
ToothwortLathraea squamaria2021
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2021
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2021
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2020
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2020
Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio2020
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2019
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2019
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,596 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

springsummer

2025

Merlin · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +73

MerlinFalco columbarius2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
HobbyFalco subbuteo2021
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2021
BuzzardButeo buteo
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
NuthatchSitta europaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
RavenCorvus corax
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
WigeonMareca penelope2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
QuailCoturnix coturnix2021
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
OspreyPandion haliaetus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2023
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2021
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Lesser Horseshoe Bat +3

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020

🐸

Amphibians4 species

summer

2019

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects41 species

summer

2023

Large White · Meadow Brown · Holly Blue · Gatekeeper · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly +36

Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
SyrphusSyrphus
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2022
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
PeacockAglais io2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019

🌿

Plants19 species

spring

2025

Pyramidal Orchid · Red Valerian · Common Twayblade · Fox-and-cubs · Welsh Poppy +14

Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2020
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2023
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2020
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023
Venus's-looking-glassLegousia hybrida2021
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021
White Dead-nettleLamium album2021
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021
ToothwortLathraea squamaria2021
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2021
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2021
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2020
SainfoinOnobrychis viciifolia2020
Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio2020
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2019
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2019
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Phil Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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