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Town Gardens Aviary

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📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.54840, -1.78094

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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 visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
  • 🛝Playground 236m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Farm visits

Farm attraction

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Common Nettle, Germander Speedwell +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Common Nettle, Germander Speedwell +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Sarsen WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wroughton Timberland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

103 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 482Cycling route
Named routeRef 482National Cycle Network
Route (45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Eastern FlyerCycling route
Named routeRef EFLocal cycle route
(45)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route between NCN 45 and Swindon station

Named routeRef (45)Local cycle route
Swindon to Ridgeway LinkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Aviary, Town Gardens, Swindon

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Aviary, Town Gardens, Swindon

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Town GardensUrban park200 m→🌱GWR ParkUrban park1.6 km→✦Site of Roman town, W of Wanborough HouseHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Town GardensUrban park200 m→🌱Sunken GardenUrban park200 m→🌱Buckhurst FieldUrban park2.2 km→

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