Cherhill View Calne Play Area
9 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.42313, -2.00013
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 140m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 140m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Soprano Pipistrelle, Noctule, Hedgehog +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Smooth Sow-thistle, Selfheal +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wansdyke PathWalking route13 km▾
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,MborotoSmallgrainSept2020.pdf
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,SmallgraintoMboroSept2020.pdf
Named routeLength 13 kmLocal walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
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
Mid Wilts WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 403Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
Wiltshire WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway, Pewsey ValeCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route109 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 109 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route145 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route115 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
Photos
2012 : Minor road to Calne and Rookery Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,369 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,369 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Mallard +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Otter · Weasel · Bat · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare +3
- OtterLutra lutra
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- BatChiroptera
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects26 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Rugged Oil-beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Rhinoceros Beetle +21
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
- Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
- 14-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants65 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Spear Thistle · Selfheal · Field Bindweed · Musk-mallow +60
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,369 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Mallard +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Otter · Weasel · Bat · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare +3
- OtterLutra lutra
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- BatChiroptera
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects26 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Rugged Oil-beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Rhinoceros Beetle +21
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
- Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
- 14-spot Ladybird
🌿Plants65 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Spear Thistle · Selfheal · Field Bindweed · Musk-mallow +60
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger
Badger
Meles meles
Meles meles
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2024Water VoleArvicola amphibius2024Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxBlack ClockPterostichus madidus2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Paracorymbia fulvaParacorymbia fulva2024Paracorymbia fulvaParacorymbia fulva2024Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2024Scarce ChaserLibellula fulva2024Common Mourning BeeMelecta albifrons2024Common Mourning BeeMelecta albifrons2024Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2024Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2023Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023EupeodesEupeodes2023EupeodesEupeodes2023Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2023Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2023Hemlock Water-dropwort
Hemlock Water-dropwort
Oenanthe crocata
Oenanthe crocata
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaRedshankPersicaria maculosa2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Blue Water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquatica2024Blue Water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquatica2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2024Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2024Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2024Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2024Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024Grey AlderAlnus incana2024Grey AlderAlnus incana2024River Water-crowfootRanunculus fluitans2024River Water-crowfootRanunculus fluitans2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2024Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2024Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2024Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2024White WillowSalix alba2024White WillowSalix alba2024HemlockConium maculatum2024HemlockConium maculatum2024Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2024Common ComfreySymphytum officinale2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2024Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2024ChicoryCichorium intybus2023ChicoryCichorium intybus2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Field MapleAcer campestre2023Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2023Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2023Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2023Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Events & activities nearby
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