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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 135m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 135m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Shepherd's-purse, White Poplar +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Shepherd's-purse, White Poplar +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Sitaris muralis, Dark Bush-cricket, Cercopis vulnerata +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sitaris muralis, Dark Bush-cricket, Cercopis vulnerata +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 403Cycling route

Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route87 m

Named routeRef 403Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route455 m

Named routeLength 455 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 403Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

9,557 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,557 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Goldfinch +68

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
NuthatchSitta europaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RavenCorvus corax
Red KiteMilvus milvus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Little OwlAthene noctua
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Barn OwlTyto alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwiftApus apus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Common GullLarus canus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Sitaris muralis · Dark Bush-cricket · Cercopis vulnerata · 22-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +3

Sitaris muralisSitaris muralis
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024

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Plants34 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Common Field-speedwell · Shepherd's-purse · White Poplar · Ground-ivy · Yarrow +29

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
BorageBorago officinalis2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,557 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Goldfinch +68

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
NuthatchSitta europaea
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RavenCorvus corax
Red KiteMilvus milvus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
JayGarrulus glandarius
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Little OwlAthene noctua
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Barn OwlTyto alba
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwiftApus apus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Common GullLarus canus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Sitaris muralis · Dark Bush-cricket · Cercopis vulnerata · 22-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug +3

Sitaris muralisSitaris muralis
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024

🌿

Plants34 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Common Field-speedwell · Shepherd's-purse · White Poplar · Ground-ivy · Yarrow +29

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
BorageBorago officinalis2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus2025
Sweet VioletViola odorata2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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✦Bradenstoke Priory and fishponds and an associated motte and earthworks at Clack Mount.Historic site3.2 km→🌱The MeadUrban park3.4 km→⚽Christian Malford Recreation GroundPlaying field200 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→🌱Lower CommonUrban park4 km→🌱Middle CommonUrban park4.6 km→

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