Getting here
51.08828, -2.11723
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Siskin, Great Crested Grebe +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Siskin, Great Crested Grebe +80 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Scarlet Pimpernel, Traveller's-joy, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +2 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Polydrusus formosus, Red-legged Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Polydrusus formosus, Red-legged Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
🚴Cycling
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
National BywayCycling route
National Byway (Tisbury Loop)Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Chalk Lanerestricted byway · 157 m
Greenwichbridleway · 236 m
Wildlife to spot
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