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Warminster Plain

24 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

51.18813, -2.23639

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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
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Bugle, Beech +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Bugle, Beech +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Black Laggard +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Black Laggard +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Guelder-rose, Evergreen Oak

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Imber Range Perimeter PathWalking route
Named routeRef IRPPLocal walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 25Cycling route
Named routeRef 25National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
NCN 24 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (proposed South West)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route577 m
Named routeRef 24Length 577 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Empuru (red)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Ark At 'EE (black)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
Pass The Dutchie (red)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Blutopia (blue)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Feed 'Em To The Lions (black)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road, Longleat Forest Center Parcs

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road, Longleat Forest Center Parcs

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LONGLEATHistoric site1.9 km→🌱King George's FieldUrban park4.1 km→🌱Lake Pleasure GroundsUrban park4.2 km→✦Cley HillHistoric site1.8 km→🐄Longleat Safari ParkVisitor farm1.8 km→✦Hillfort, two bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets and a cross dyke on Cley HillHistoric site1.7 km→

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