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Getting here
51.42968, -1.99334
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lesser Black-backed Gull and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lesser Black-backed Gull and Herring Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +98 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Smooth Sow-thistle, Lords-and-Ladies, Red Dead-nettle +120 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wansdyke PathWalking route13 km▾
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Named routeLength 13 kmLocal walking route
White Horse TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route
Pewsey Vale Circular WalkWalking route▾
The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Mid Wilts WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 403Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 403National Cycle Network
Wiltshire Cycleway, Pewsey ValeCycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route109 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 109 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route145 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route115 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route602 m▾
Named routeRef 403Length 602 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,223 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,223 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Wren · House Sparrow +12
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Strix aluco sylvaticaStrix aluco sylvatica
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Otter · Bat · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare
- OtterLutra lutra
- BatChiroptera
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects44 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Syrphus · Large Willow Aphid · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Spotted-winged Drosophila +39
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
- Culex pipiens
Petty Spurge · Field Bindweed · Smooth Sow-thistle · Common Ragwort · Nipplewort +17
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- NipplewortLapsana communis2025
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,223 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Wren · House Sparrow +12
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Strix aluco sylvaticaStrix aluco sylvatica
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Otter · Bat · Fallow Deer · Brown Hare
- OtterLutra lutra
- BatChiroptera
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects44 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Syrphus · Large Willow Aphid · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Spotted-winged Drosophila +39
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
- Culex pipiens
Petty Spurge · Field Bindweed · Smooth Sow-thistle · Common Ragwort · Nipplewort +17
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- NipplewortLapsana communis2025
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Culex pipiens2025
Culex pipiens2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Psychoda sigmaPsychoda sigma2025Psychoda sigmaPsychoda sigma2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataEctopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegiDrosophila hydeiDrosophila hydei2025Drosophila hydeiDrosophila hydei2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2025Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2025Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2025Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2025Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Ribautiana debilisRibautiana debilis2025Ribautiana debilisRibautiana debilis2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2025Drosophila immigransDrosophila immigrans2025Drosophila immigransDrosophila immigrans2025Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi2025Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi2025Rosy Apple AphidDysaphis (Pomaphis) plantaginea2025Rosy Apple AphidDysaphis (Pomaphis) plantaginea20252025
2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Events & activities nearby
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