Muttondown Plantation 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South West › Swindon Getting here
51.50848, -1.71212
Open directionsv 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Skylark, Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Skylark, Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Germander Speedwell, Mugwort +56 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Germander Speedwell, Mugwort +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Small White +45 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Small White +45 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Hazel, White Dead-nettle +3 more foraging species
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wroughton Timberland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ridgeway Circular Route Walking route ▾
Aldbourne Circular Route
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map South Swindon Round Cycling route 9.2 km ▾
Named route Ref SSR Length 9.2 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Route 482 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 482 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (45) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named route Ref (45) Local cycle route
Show on map Swindon to Ridgeway Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Urban Round Cycling route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref UR Length 27 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,431 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,431 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackcap · Chaffinch · Skylark · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +45
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Badger · Pine Marten · Weasel
Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes Weasel Mustela nivalis2024 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mugwort · Bittersweet · Hazel · Daisy · Musk Thistle +9
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Hazel Corylus avellana Daisy Bellis perennis Musk Thistle Carduus nutans Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Green Alkanet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,431 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackcap · Chaffinch · Skylark · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +45
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Badger · Pine Marten · Weasel
Badger Meles meles Pine Marten Martes martes Weasel Mustela nivalis2024 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mugwort · Bittersweet · Hazel · Daisy · Musk Thistle +9
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Hazel Corylus avellana Daisy Bellis perennis Musk Thistle Carduus nutans Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Green Alkanet Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentaglottis sempervirens
Pentaglottis sempervirens
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum2024
Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum2024
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2024
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2024
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2024
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2024
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2024
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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