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V & P Collins Farmshop

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeInsectsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.39672, -2.04626

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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
  • 🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Farm visit

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +197 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +197 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Common Sorrel, Meadow Buttercup +300 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Common Sorrel, Meadow Buttercup +300 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Goldfinch, Chaffinch +28 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Goldfinch, Chaffinch +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Dandelion, Blackthorn +38 more foraging species

Varies

Farm visits

Farm shop

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wansdyke PathWalking route13 km

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Named routeLength 13 kmLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional 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
Mid Wilts WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 403Cycling route
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Wiltshire Cycleway, Pewsey ValeCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route716 m
Named routeRef 4Length 716 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route27 m
Named routeLength 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Amazing field beside the A342

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Amazing field beside the A342

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✦BOWOODHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Bowood GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱Cherhill View Calne Play AreaUrban park4.4 km→🌱Bowood PlaygroundUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→✦SPYE PARKHistoric site1.9 km→

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