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Nightingale Wood

46 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha

Getting here

51.59350, -1.70119

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

3 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

3 marked walking trails

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Buckthorn, Wild Teasel, Hazel +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Buckthorn, Wild Teasel, Hazel +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Cole and its Landscape (Formerly the Red Walk: Coleshill)Walking route6.4 km

Follow red way markers on this circular flat route through the Coleshill Estate. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven, especially after rain. There are a number of stiles, gates and a small footbridge.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
South Swindon Green TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
South Swindon RoundCycling route9.2 km
Named routeRef SSRLength 9.2 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Route (45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Eastern FlyerCycling route
Named routeRef EFLocal cycle route
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
Urban RoundCycling route27 km
Named routeRef URLength 27 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Roves Lanebridleway · 711 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 711 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Rowborough Lanebridleway · 273 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 273 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Priors Farley Lanebridleway · 761 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 761 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Walking the dog in Nightingale Wood

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Walking the dog in Nightingale Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Site of Roman town, W of Wanborough HouseHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Stanton Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→🦉STANTON PARKNature reserve3.3 km→🏞️STANTON PARKCountry park3.3 km→🌱Merton Fields Millennium GreenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Stanton ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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