Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.04175, -2.10431
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: WARDOUR CASTLE; Historic site with public access
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Roe Deer, Brown Hare, Red Fox +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pellitory-of-the-wall, Ribwort Plantain, Slender Stubble-moss +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Tisbury Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Wessex Ridgeway approaching New Wardour Castle
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,991 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,991 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +12
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit +7
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,991 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow +12
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit +7
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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