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St Swithun's Church

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

51.44261, -1.95465

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bee Orchid, Spear Thistle, Field Bindweed +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly, Scathophaga stercoraria +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly, Scathophaga stercoraria +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Blackthorn, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wansdyke PathWalking route13 km

https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,MborotoSmallgrainSept2020.pdf https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/downloads/WPdirections,SmallgraintoMboroSept2020.pdf

Named routeLength 13 kmLocal walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 403Cycling route
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
Wiltshire Cycleway, Pewsey ValeCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route109 m
Named routeRef 403Length 109 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m
Named routeRef 403Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route145 m
Named routeRef 403Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Compton Bassett - Parish Church

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Compton Bassett - Parish Church

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