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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.36529, -1.71869
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Wren ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Meadow Brown +42 more · last seen 2022
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Orange Balsam, Common Nettle, Bramble +217 more · last seen 2025
Free
⛪ Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
White Horse Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHT Regional walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 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 route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map Pewsey Vale Circular Walk Walking route ▾
The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Mid Wilts Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MWW Regional walking route
Show on map Wansdyke Path Walking route 13 km ▾
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,MborotoSmallgrainSept2020.pdf
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,SmallgraintoMboroSept2020.pdf
Named route Length 13 km Local walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 403 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 403 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 142 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 142 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 8.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 8.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos St Andrew's church, Wootton Rivers, at dusk
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Wildlife to spot
2,132 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,132 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · Magpie · Grey Heron · Robin +47
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 🦌 Mammals 12 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Stoat · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit +7
Stoat Mustela erminea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Figwort Sawfly · Empis opaca
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae Empis opaca Empis opaca Purple-loosestrife · Cock's-foot · Wild Basil · Elder · Black Bryony +21
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare Elder Sambucus nigra Black Bryony Tamus communis Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,132 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Chaffinch · Blackbird · Magpie · Grey Heron · Robin +47
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 🦌 Mammals 12 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Stoat · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit +7
Stoat Mustela erminea Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Figwort Sawfly · Empis opaca
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae Empis opaca Empis opaca Purple-loosestrife · Cock's-foot · Wild Basil · Elder · Black Bryony +21
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare Elder Sambucus nigra Black Bryony Tamus communis Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2024
Weasel Mustela nivalis2022
Weasel Mustela nivalis2022
Otter Lutra lutra2022
Otter Lutra lutra2022
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2021
Field Vole Microtus agrestis2021
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2021
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus2021
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
St. John's-Wort Hypericum
St. John's-Wort Hypericum
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa2024
Horseshoe Vetch Hippocrepis comosa2024
Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata2024
Meadow Saxifrage Saxifraga granulata2024
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2022
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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