St Katharine's Church ✦ Ancient woodland 823 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 823 ha
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51.39700, -1.68374
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Marsh Tit, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Marsh Tit, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Holly, Wood Spurge +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Tricholauxania praeusta, Batman Hoverfly +156 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Beech, Raspberry +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wansdyke Path Walking route 13 km ▾
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,MborotoSmallgrainSept2020.pdf
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Named route Length 13 km Local walking route
Show on map 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 Chiseldon & Marlborough Railway Path public footpath · 76 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 76 m Surface asphalt Incline up Path type: cycleway
Show on map 38 signed routes 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 Route 403 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 403 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 482 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 482 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 Main Route Cycling route 450 m ▾
Named route Ref 403 Length 450 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Listed length 207km
Show on map 13 public paths nearby
Public paths
White Road bridleway · 668 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 668 m Path type: track
Show on map White Road bridleway · 366 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 366 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map White Road bridleway · 532 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 532 m Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos A view along Sawpit Drive, Savernake Forest
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10,379 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,379 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata Magpie Pica pica Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Brown Hare · Mole · Hazel Dormouse
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hairy Shieldbug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Speckled Bush-cricket
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Holly · Wood Avens · Beech · Common Pottia · Herb-Robert +20
Holly Ilex aquifolium Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Common Pottia Tortula truncata2025 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,379 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata Magpie Pica pica Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Brown Hare · Mole · Hazel Dormouse
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Hairy Shieldbug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Speckled Bush-cricket
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Holly · Wood Avens · Beech · Common Pottia · Herb-Robert +20
Holly Ilex aquifolium Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025 Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Common Pottia Tortula truncata2025 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis2025
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides2025
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides2025
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum2025
Crenulated Flapwort Solenostoma gracillimum2025
Mountain Fork-moss Dicranum montanum2025
Mountain Fork-moss Dicranum montanum2025
Ephemerum serratum Ephemerum serratum2025
Ephemerum serratum Ephemerum serratum2025
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2025
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2025
Common Frillwort Fossombronia pusilla2025
Common Frillwort Fossombronia pusilla2025
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii2025
Pale Glaucous Thread-moss Pohlia wahlenbergii2025
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2025
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2025
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2025
Tamarisk Scalewort Frullania tamarisci2025
Dicranella varia Dicranella varia2025
Dicranella varia Dicranella varia2025
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2025
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2025
Delicate Earth-moss Pseudephemerum nitidum2025
Delicate Earth-moss Pseudephemerum nitidum2025
Cylindric Ditrichum Trichodon cylindricus2025
Cylindric Ditrichum Trichodon cylindricus2025
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2025
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2025
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2025
Polypody Polypodium vulgare2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025 