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Wildtracks

1 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeInsectsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.28965, 0.46884

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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 225m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Delia platura, Small Black Ant, 7-spot Ladybird +343 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Delia platura, Small Black Ant, 7-spot Ladybird +343 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Dark Mullein, Yorkshire-fog +82 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Dark Mullein, Yorkshire-fog +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Reeves's Pheasant, Rook, Lapwing +4 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bulrush, White Dead-nettle, Beaked Hawk's-beard +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 51Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to WildTracks Activity Park

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to WildTracks Activity Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park2.4 km→🌱Chippenham Childrens Play AreaUrban park2.6 km→✦Three bowl barrows 750m south west of Pin FarmHistoric site3.9 km→✦Packhorse bridgeHistoric site4.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.3 km→

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