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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South West › Swindon Getting here
51.55707, -1.77647
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 102m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 102m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Common Nettle, Selfheal +83 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, Common Nettle, Selfheal +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Early Bumblebee, Syrphus +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Early Bumblebee, Syrphus +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Sarsen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map White Horse Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHT Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wroughton Timberland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lawns Avenue public footpath · 176 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 176 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 104 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 482 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 482 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route (45) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named route Ref (45) Local cycle route
Show on map Eastern Flyer Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EF Local cycle route
Show on map Tadpole Round Cycling route 9.1 km ▾
Named route Ref TR Length 9.1 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map (45) Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Named route Ref (45) Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Queen's Park lake, Swindon
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Wildlife to spot
50,394 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 50,394 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Hornet Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Common Nettle · Yorkshire-fog · Spear Thistle · Lords-and-Ladies · Ivy +22
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Ivy Hedera helix Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 50,394 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Hornet Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Common Nettle · Yorkshire-fog · Spear Thistle · Lords-and-Ladies · Ivy +22
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Ivy Hedera helix Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Hogweed
Hogweed
Heracleum sphondylium2025
Heracleum sphondylium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2025
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2025
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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