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The Rookery bowl barrow, part of the Chippenham barrow cemetery, 250m south of Waterhall Farm

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📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

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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 — Rook, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Rook, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +52 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +52 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Variable-leaved Crestwort, Forked Veilwort, Ivy +146 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Variable-leaved Crestwort, Forked Veilwort, Ivy +146 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Elder +18 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 51Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route50 m
Named routeLength 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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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

Wheat field near Waterhall Farm

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wheat field near Waterhall Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The SeveralsUrban park4.5 km→✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Studlands ParkUrban park5 km→✦Packhorse bridgeHistoric site3.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→

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