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Getting here
51.51919, -1.80721
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 51m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 51m away — 4 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +34 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Red Campion +61 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Red Campion +61 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Wild Strawberry +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Paranchus albipes, Turnip Flea Beetle, Notiophilus substriatus +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Paranchus albipes, Turnip Flea Beetle, Notiophilus substriatus +9 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route
White Horse TrailWalking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Sarsen WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
85 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Mercian WayCycling route
West Swindon RoundCycling route11.3 km
Southern FlyerCycling route
South Swindon RoundCycling route9.2 km
(45)Cycling route
National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Path to the lower graveyard, Parish Church of St John and St Helen, Church Hill, Wroughton, Swindon
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