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📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Glow-worm, Emperor Dragonfly, Downy Emerald +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Emperor Dragonfly, Downy Emerald +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

White Horse TrailWalking route

Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route

Millennium TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km

Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

(45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route

Haydon RoundCycling route11.8 km

Named routeRef HRLength 11.8 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

West Swindon RoundCycling route11.3 km

Named routeRef WSRLength 11.3 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

South Swindon RoundCycling route9.2 km

Named routeRef SSRLength 9.2 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

16,078 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,078 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +60

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BuzzardButeo buteo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Rock DoveColumba livia
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common GullLarus canus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Water Vole

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra
Water VoleArvicola amphibius

🐝

Insects9 species

spring

2025

Glow-worm · Emperor Dragonfly · Downy Emerald · Red-eyed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +4

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Field Cow-wheat · Trifolium incarnatum

Field Cow-wheatMelampyrum arvense
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,078 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +60

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BuzzardButeo buteo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Rock DoveColumba livia
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Common GullLarus canus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwiftApus apus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus

🦌

Mammals4 species

springautumn

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Water Vole

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra
Water VoleArvicola amphibius

🐝

Insects9 species

spring

2025

Glow-worm · Emperor Dragonfly · Downy Emerald · Red-eyed Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +4

Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Downy EmeraldCordulia aenea
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2025

Field Cow-wheat · Trifolium incarnatum

Field Cow-wheatMelampyrum arvense
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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