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Swindon Playing Field

📷 Pauline E · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.92167, -2.09215

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Glyphotaelius pellucidus +208 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Glyphotaelius pellucidus +208 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Winchcombe Way (West)Walking route

The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe

Named routeRef wiwRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane)Walking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRegional walking route
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Rectory Lanepublic footpath · 59 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 59 mPath type: residential
Rivelands Roadpublic footpath · 183 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 183 mPath type: residential
Rivelands Roadpublic footpath · 35 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route437 m
Named routeRef 41Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Dog Bark Lanerestricted byway · 419 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 419 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Village Hall, Swindon Village

📷 Pauline E · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Village Hall, Swindon Village

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