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Sand Walk Plantation

81 ha

📷 Robin Drayton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome81 ha

Getting here

51.19409, -2.26771

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Lakeside Overflow Car Park 199m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — New Zealand Pigmyweed, Herb-Robert, Cuckooflower +40 more · last seen 2025; Plants — New Zealand Pigmyweed, Herb-Robert, Cuckooflower +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Meadowsweet, Blackthorn +3 more foraging species

Varies

Farm visits

Farm attraction nearby

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
East Mendip WayWalking route
Named routeRef EMWRegional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Colliers WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (proposed South West)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN 24 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Empuru (red)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Ark At 'EE (black)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Pass The Dutchie (red)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Blutopia (blue)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Feed 'Em To The Lions (black)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Rootiful South (black)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 578 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 578 mPath type: track
Breach Lanebridleway · 836 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 836 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bongo Pass, Longleat Safari Park

📷 Robin Drayton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bongo Pass, Longleat Safari Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LONGLEATHistoric site800 m→🐄Longleat Safari ParkVisitor farm500 m→✦Cley HillHistoric site2.7 km→✦Hillfort, two bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets and a cross dyke on Cley HillHistoric site2.7 km→✦Deserted medieval site SW of Tytherington BridgeHistoric site4.5 km→✦Section of Roman road 760m south west of Lower Barn FarmHistoric site4.1 km→

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