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51.57547, -2.06317
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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 222m away — 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 222m away — 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Gatekeeper +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Gatekeeper +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Showy Feather-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Showy Feather-moss, Lateral Cryphaea +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Palladian Way Walking route 190 km ▾
The Old Goal, Buckingham to Pulteney Bridge, Bath
Named route Length 190 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos St Giles Church, Lea, Wiltshire 2019
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Wildlife to spot
4,226 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,226 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Little Egret · Song Thrush +21
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Brown Hare · Mole
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · 24-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 🌿 Plants 8 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Common Nettle · Showy Feather-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Dilated Scalewort · Wood Bristle-moss +3
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Showy Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium speciosum Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,226 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 26 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Magpie · Little Egret · Song Thrush +21
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Brown Hare · Mole
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Otter Lutra lutra2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · 24-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 🌿 Plants 8 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Common Nettle · Showy Feather-moss · Lateral Cryphaea · Dilated Scalewort · Wood Bristle-moss +3
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Showy Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium speciosum Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Ivy Hedera helix Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Great Willowherb
Great Willowherb
Epilobium hirsutum
Epilobium hirsutum
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
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