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Places › England › South West › Swindon Getting here
51.57875, -1.83018
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Long-tailed Tit +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Long-tailed Tit +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bristly Oxtongue, Coltsfoot +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bristly Oxtongue, Coltsfoot +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 9 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 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 ▾
82 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 Haydon Round Cycling route 11.8 km ▾
Named route Ref HR Length 11.8 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Sparcells from Shaw Forest Park, Swindon
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Wildlife to spot
30,948 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,948 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Jay · Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Lesser Black-backed Gull +40
Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Rabbit · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Otter +4
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Otter Lutra lutra2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket +3
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Himalayan Balsam · Bristly Oxtongue · Water Mint · Bulrush · Purple-loosestrife +19
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Water Mint Mentha aquatica Bulrush Typha latifolia Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,948 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Jay · Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Lesser Black-backed Gull +40
Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Rabbit · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Otter +4
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Otter Lutra lutra2025 Bat Chiroptera2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket +3
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Himalayan Balsam · Bristly Oxtongue · Water Mint · Bulrush · Purple-loosestrife +19
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Water Mint Mentha aquatica Bulrush Typha latifolia Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens2025
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2025
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2025 2025
2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum
Green Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum germanicum
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Betony Betonica officinalis
Betony Betonica officinalis
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia 