New Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 144 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 144 ha
Places › England › South West › Wiltshire Getting here
51.46217, -2.26097
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ The White Hart Inn 43m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ The White Hart Inn 43m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Common Toadflax, Wild Mignonette +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Rugged Oil-beetle, Broad-bodied Chaser, Volucella inanis +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Limestone Link Walking route 58 km ▾
Named route Ref LL Length 58 km Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Avon Wiltshire Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Star Lane byway open to all traffic · 974 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 974 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Old Coach Road byway open to all traffic · 1.6 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.6 km Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
6,247 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,247 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rook · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blackbird +43
Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Dolichovespula media · Common Rose Fusehorn · Vine Weevil
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024 Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis · Common Toadflax · Wayfaring-tree · Fairy Flax · Woodruff +4
Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025 Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana2025 Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2025 Woodruff Galium odoratum2025 Sanicle Sanicula europaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,247 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Rook · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blackbird +43
Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Dolichovespula media · Common Rose Fusehorn · Vine Weevil
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024 Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis · Common Toadflax · Wayfaring-tree · Fairy Flax · Woodruff +4
Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis Helleborus viridis subsp. occidentalis Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025 Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana2025 Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2025 Woodruff Galium odoratum2025 Sanicle Sanicula europaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea2025
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2024
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2024
White Campion Silene latifolia2024
White Campion Silene latifolia2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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