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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • The Ginger Piggery - Cafe, Farmshop and Arts Barn — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Café

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Drake, Elmis aenea, Hydropsyche pellucidula +132 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Drake, Elmis aenea, Hydropsyche pellucidula +132 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Wall-rue, Hart's-Tongue +237 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Wall-rue, Hart's-Tongue +237 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ground-elder, Great Scented Liverwort, Dandelion +22 more foraging species

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 24

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Imber Range Perimeter PathWalking route
Named routeRef IRPPLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route12.1 km
Named routeRef 24Length 12.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km

Wildlife to spot

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