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Penhill Copse

7 ha

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.59203, -1.79034

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 293m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syritta pipiens +108 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syritta pipiens +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, Field Madder, Ribwort Plantain +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Herb-Robert, Field Madder, Ribwort Plantain +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 23 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
South Swindon Green TrailWalking route
Named route
Jungle Pathpublic footpath · 100 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 100 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Jungle Pathpublic footpath · 107 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 107 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Jungle Pathpublic footpath · 338 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 338 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

85 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
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Eke Bridgebridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Penhill Copse, Swindon

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Penhill Copse, Swindon

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