Dewey's Lane Play Area
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.25655, -1.61885
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Jackdaw +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Hazel Dormouse, Grey Squirrel +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Common Blue, Red Admiral +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Common Poppy, Cow Parsley +225 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pewsey Vale Circular WalkWalking route▾
The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Test Valley Tour VMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Test Valley Tour VMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
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Dewey's Lane, Ludgershall
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,757 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,757 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Dunnock · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Blackbird +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- CootFulica atra2021
🦌Mammals16 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit +11
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Mole
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2024▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springautumn
2026▾
Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Rhamphus pulicarius · Juniper Shieldbug +7
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024
- Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2023
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2023
🌿Plants39 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Chicory · Wall-rue · Common Poppy · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Black Spleenwort +34
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2023
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2021
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2022
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,757 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Dunnock · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Blackbird +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- CootFulica atra2021
🦌Mammals16 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit +11
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Mole
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2024▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springautumn
2026▾
Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Rhamphus pulicarius · Juniper Shieldbug +7
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024
- Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius2023
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2023
🌿Plants39 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Chicory · Wall-rue · Common Poppy · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Black Spleenwort +34
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2023
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2021
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2022
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Talpa europaea2022
Talpa europaea2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022Brown HareLepus europaeusBrown HareLepus europaeusSmall MouseMuridae2023Small MouseMuridae2023Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2023Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis2023PolecatMustela putorius2024PolecatMustela putorius2024Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022BatChiroptera2022BatChiroptera2022Fallow DeerDama dama2022Fallow DeerDama dama2022StoatMustela erminea2022StoatMustela erminea2022Rosemary Beetle
Rosemary Beetle
Chrysolina americana2023
Chrysolina americana2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2023Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2023Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2021Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2021Lady's Bedstraw
Lady's Bedstraw
Galium verum
Galium verum
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrumDark MulleinVerbascum nigrumWoolly ThistleCirsium eriophorumWoolly ThistleCirsium eriophorumVervainVerbena officinalisVervainVerbena officinalisLarge-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2024Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2024NipplewortLapsana communis2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2023Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2023AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2023AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Hairy VioletViola hirta2023Hairy VioletViola hirta2023Cotton ThistleOnopordum acanthium2023Cotton ThistleOnopordum acanthium2023White HelleborineCephalanthera damasonium2023White HelleborineCephalanthera damasonium2023Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2023Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2023Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2023PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2022BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2022SpindleEuonymus europaeus2022SpindleEuonymus europaeus2022Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2022Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2022Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2021Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2021Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021PotatoSolanum tuberosum2021PotatoSolanum tuberosum2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2021Wild ParsnipPastinaca sativa2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2021Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2021Events & activities nearby
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