Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.25644, -1.62445
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 224m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 224m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: Church of St James; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Hazel Dormouse, Rabbit +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Painted Lady +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Pewsey Vale Circular WalkWalking 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 routeRound tripRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Test Valley Tour VMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Test Valley Tour VMountain bike route▾
Named routeRound trip
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,990 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,990 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
🦌Mammals14 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Small Mouse +9
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Small MouseMuridae2023
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2024▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Sarcophaga · Rhamphus pulicarius +8
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024
- SarcophagaSarcophaga2024
- Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius
🌿Plants28 species
springsummer
2025▾
White Helleborine · Chicory · Common Poppy · Lady's Bedstraw · Dark Mullein +23
- White HelleborineCephalanthera damasonium
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2023
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum
- Woolly ThistleCirsium eriophorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,990 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +32
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- RavenCorvus corax
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
🦌Mammals14 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Small Mouse +9
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Small MouseMuridae2023
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2024▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Field Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Abax parallelepipedus · Sarcophaga · Rhamphus pulicarius +8
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024
- SarcophagaSarcophaga2024
- Rhamphus pulicariusRhamphus pulicarius
🌿Plants28 species
springsummer
2025▾
White Helleborine · Chicory · Common Poppy · Lady's Bedstraw · Dark Mullein +23
- White HelleborineCephalanthera damasonium
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2023
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum
- Woolly ThistleCirsium eriophorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yellow-necked Mouse
Yellow-necked Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis2023
Apodemus flavicollis2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023MoleTalpa europaea2022MoleTalpa europaea2022PolecatMustela putorius2024PolecatMustela putorius2024Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023Fallow DeerDama dama2023Fallow DeerDama dama2023Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus20222023
2023
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2023Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2023Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2023Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus2023Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2023Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2023Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2022Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2022VervainVerbena officinalisVervainVerbena officinalisSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataLarge-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2024Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2024NipplewortLapsana communis2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2023Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2023AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2023AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Hairy VioletViola hirta2023Hairy VioletViola hirta2023Cotton ThistleOnopordum acanthium2023Cotton ThistleOnopordum acanthium2023Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2023Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023AshFraxinus excelsior2023Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2023Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2023PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2023BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2022BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2022SpindleEuonymus europaeus2022SpindleEuonymus europaeus2022Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2022Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2022Events & activities nearby
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