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Places › England › South West › Swindon Getting here
51.56546, -1.76595
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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 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 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 +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Herb-Robert, Spear Thistle +91 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, Herb-Robert, Spear Thistle +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Emperor Dragonfly +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Emperor Dragonfly +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 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 South Swindon Green Trail Walking route ▾
96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 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 Swindon to Ridgeway Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
25,291 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,291 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Peregrine +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Oedemera lurida · Marmalade Hoverfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Common Nettle · Herb-Robert · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Field Bindweed · Common Ragwort +18
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Field Scabious Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,291 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Peregrine +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Oedemera lurida · Marmalade Hoverfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Common Nettle · Herb-Robert · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Field Bindweed · Common Ragwort +18
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Field Scabious Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Knautia arvensis2025
Knautia arvensis2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2025
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis2025
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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