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✦ Ancient woodland97 ha

📷 Maurice Pullin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome97 ha

Getting here

51.18043, -2.17465

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 366m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heather, Snowdrop, Herb-Robert +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, 7-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, 7-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
NCN 24 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route577 m
Named routeRef 24Length 577 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route10 m
Named routeLength 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route917 m
Named routeRef 24Length 917 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 24Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Empuru (red)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
Blutopia (blue)Mountain bike route
Named routeWind hill bikepark
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Legbridleway · 528 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 528 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

2010 : Five Ash Lane at West Heath heading east

📷 Maurice Pullin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

2010 : Five Ash Lane at West Heath heading east

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Nearby places

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🌱King George's FieldUrban park2.4 km→🌱Lake Pleasure GroundsUrban park2.4 km→🌱Warminster Community OrchardUrban park2.1 km→🌱Yeates MeadowUrban park2.1 km→✦Scratchbury CampHistoric site3.8 km→✦Scratchbury Hill Monuments: Iron age hillfort, round barrows and enclosuresHistoric site3.8 km→

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