🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.56991, -1.83988
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦉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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Coltsfoot, Gypsywort +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Coltsfoot, Gypsywort +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
South Swindon Green TrailWalking route▾
76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
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
Tadpole RoundCycling route9.1 km▾
Named routeRef TRLength 9.1 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
(45)Cycling route▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Haydon RoundCycling route11.8 km▾
Named routeRef HRLength 11.8 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
29,664 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
29,664 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Jackdaw +48
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Bat · Muntjac
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BatChiroptera
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Bristly Oxtongue · Yew · Blackthorn · Oxeye Daisy · Red Campion +10
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- YewTaxus baccata
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,664 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Jackdaw +48
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Bat · Muntjac
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BatChiroptera
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Bristly Oxtongue · Yew · Blackthorn · Oxeye Daisy · Red Campion +10
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- YewTaxus baccata
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaEvents & activities nearby
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