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Stannel Wood

4 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.29438, 0.45329

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn, Bristly Oxtongue +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Barren Brome, Soft-brome, Yorkshire-fog +276 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Barren Brome, Soft-brome, Yorkshire-fog +276 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route50 m
Named routeLength 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m
Named routeRef 51Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 51Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route426 m
Named routeRef 51Length 426 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field in Chippenham

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field in Chippenham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park1.2 km→🌱Chippenham Childrens Play AreaUrban park1.4 km→⛪St Peter and St Mary Magdalene ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪Fordham Congregational ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→

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