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Upper Widhill Copse

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Vieve Forward · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.61384, -1.80602

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blackthorn, Herb-Robert, Field Madder +79 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Blackthorn, Herb-Robert, Field Madder +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Trichosirocalus troglodytes, White Clover Seed Weevil +110 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Trichosirocalus troglodytes, White Clover Seed Weevil +110 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Common Nettle, Water Mint +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Thames & Severn WayWalking route69.8 km

Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.

Named routeRef T&S WLength 69.8 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The Latton LoopWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Eastern FlyerCycling route
Named routeRef EFLocal cycle route
Tadpole RoundCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef TRLength 9.1 kmRound tripLocal 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
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Widhill Lanebridleway · 182 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 182 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Upper Widhill Farm, Blunsdon St Andrew

📷 Vieve Forward · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Upper Widhill Farm, Blunsdon St Andrew

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