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📷 Andrew Davis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.32252, -2.20871

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wild Teasel, Nipplewort +61 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wild Teasel, Nipplewort +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 403Cycling route
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 4Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 4Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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Church Street

📷 Andrew Davis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The ParkUrban park500 m→🌱The Courts GardenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park300 m→🌱Trowbridge ParkUrban park500 m→✦THE COURTS, HOLTHistoric site3.6 km→✦Tithe BarnHistoric site3.9 km→

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