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🌳Ancient🦅Birds💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome714 ha
Getting here
51.10848, -2.33057
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Chaffinch +73 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: THE PALLADIAN BRIDGE; Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Wild Strawberry, Herb-Robert +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Chaffinch +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 47 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Leland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef LTRegional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Stour Valley WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeRef SVWLength 100 kmRegional walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (proposed South West)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route282 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 25Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Drovebridleway · 1.7 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.7 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
10,566 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,566 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Great Crested Grebe · Mallard · Canada Goose · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan +27
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MoleTalpa europaea
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · Common Darter +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
🌿Plants23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hart's-Tongue · Enchanter's-nightshade · Wild Strawberry · Snowberry · Herb-Robert +18
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- YewTaxus baccata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,566 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Great Crested Grebe · Mallard · Canada Goose · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan +27
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MoleTalpa europaea
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · Common Darter +14
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
🌿Plants23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hart's-Tongue · Enchanter's-nightshade · Wild Strawberry · Snowberry · Herb-Robert +18
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- YewTaxus baccata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea
Aeshna cyanea
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesiiCrescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort
Lunularia cruciata
Lunularia cruciata
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumGreat Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicumBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaButcher's-broomRuscus aculeatusButcher's-broomRuscus aculeatusTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaSkullcapScutellaria galericulataSkullcapScutellaria galericulataTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesSea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaEvents & activities nearby
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