Pepper Alley Wood
✦ Ancient woodland45 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha
Getting here
51.49846, -1.99859
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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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Yellow-legged Gull, Starling, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellow-legged Gull, Starling, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Great Willowherb, Elder, Oxeye Daisy +274 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Elder, Hawthorn, Hazel +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +31 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +31 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
White Horse TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 403Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route64 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 403Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Footpath, Catcombe Wood, New Zealand
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