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51.44506, -2.01494
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Swallow, Great Tit +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Swallow, Great Tit +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy, Intermediate Screw-moss, Wood Avens +82 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Intermediate Screw-moss, Wood Avens +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wansdyke Path Walking route 13 km ▾
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,MborotoSmallgrainSept2020.pdf
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,SmallgraintoMboroSept2020.pdf
Named route Length 13 km Local walking route
Show on map White Horse Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHT Regional walking route
Show on map Mid Wilts Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MWW Regional walking route
Show on map Wessex Ridgeway Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WR Regional walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 403 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 403 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway, Pewsey Vale Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 109 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 109 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 145 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 145 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 115 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 115 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 602 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 602 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map Photos 2011 : School Road, north west Calne
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Wildlife to spot
12,087 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,087 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Wren · Grey Heron · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +17
Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Strix aluco sylvatica Strix aluco sylvatica 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Mouse · Harvest Mouse · Otter
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 49 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Large Willow Aphid · Eristalis tenax · Beautiful Demoiselle · Spotted-winged Drosophila +44
Syrphus Syrphus Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 13 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Petty Spurge · Field Bindweed · Red Dead-nettle · Primrose · Intermediate Screw-moss +8
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025 Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Primrose Primula vulgaris Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,087 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Wren · Grey Heron · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +17
Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Strix aluco sylvatica Strix aluco sylvatica 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wood Mouse · Harvest Mouse · Otter
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 49 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Large Willow Aphid · Eristalis tenax · Beautiful Demoiselle · Spotted-winged Drosophila +44
Syrphus Syrphus Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii 7-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 13 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Petty Spurge · Field Bindweed · Red Dead-nettle · Primrose · Intermediate Screw-moss +8
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025 Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025 Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Primrose Primula vulgaris Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2025
Culex pipiens Culex pipiens2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis) Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Otiorhynchus crataegi Otiorhynchus crataegi
Otiorhynchus crataegi Otiorhynchus crataegi
Drosophila hydei Drosophila hydei2025
Drosophila hydei Drosophila hydei2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides Rhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae2025
Siphoninus phillyreae Siphoninus phillyreae2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2025
Stethorus pusillus Stethorus pusillus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Ribautiana debilis Ribautiana debilis2025
Ribautiana debilis Ribautiana debilis2025 Field Maple
Field Maple
Acer campestre2025
Acer campestre2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica2025
Russian-vine Fallopia baldschuanica2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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