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Shurnhold Fields Country Park

10 ha

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.38734, -2.15206

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 132m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Picnic spotPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +42 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +134 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area; Urban park — open green space

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Family friendly

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

49 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
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway, Pewsey ValeCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route383 m
Named routeLength 383 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance road to the Shaw Country Hotel & Restaurant, Shaw

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance road to the Shaw Country Hotel & Restaurant, Shaw

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