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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Swallow, Blue Tit +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Swallow, Blue Tit +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Shepherd's-purse, Great Willowherb +241 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Shepherd's-purse, Great Willowherb +241 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Common Nettle +25 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

White Horse TrailWalking route

Named routeRef WHTRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km

Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,098 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,098 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2025

Swallow · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +42

SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Great TitParus major2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
SwiftApus apus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
JackdawColoeus monedula2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020

🦌

Mammals19 species

autumn

2025

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Otter · American Mink +14

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
BadgerMeles meles2022
OtterLutra lutra2022
American MinkNeovison vison2021
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
Nyctalus Bat speciesNyctalus
Nathusius's PipistrellePipistrellus nathusii
Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
WeaselMustela nivalis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2021

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2021
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2022

🐝

Insects15 species

summerautumn

2026

Small White · Red Admiral · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly +10

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019

🌿

Plants35 species

spring

2025

Shepherd's-purse · Greater Plantain · Common Nettle · Cleavers · Marsh-marigold +30

Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
CleaversGalium aparine2021
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
ElderSambucus nigra
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2021
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021
White Dead-nettleLamium album2021
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
RapeBrassica napus2021
White CloverTrifolium repens2021
DandelionTaraxacum2021
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2021
White ComfreySymphytum orientale2021
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2021
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2021
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2020
IvyHedera helix2020
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2019
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2019
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,098 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

spring

2025

Swallow · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +42

SwallowHirundo rustica2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Great TitParus major2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
SwiftApus apus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020
NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
JackdawColoeus monedula2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020

🦌

Mammals19 species

autumn

2025

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Otter · American Mink +14

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
BadgerMeles meles2022
OtterLutra lutra2022
American MinkNeovison vison2021
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
Nyctalus Bat speciesNyctalus
Nathusius's PipistrellePipistrellus nathusii
Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
WeaselMustela nivalis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2021

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2021
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2022

🐝

Insects15 species

summerautumn

2026

Small White · Red Admiral · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly +10

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019

🌿

Plants35 species

spring

2025

Shepherd's-purse · Greater Plantain · Common Nettle · Cleavers · Marsh-marigold +30

Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
CleaversGalium aparine2021
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
ElderSambucus nigra
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
ChicoryCichorium intybus2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2021
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021
White Dead-nettleLamium album2021
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021
RapeBrassica napus2021
White CloverTrifolium repens2021
DandelionTaraxacum2021
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2021
White ComfreySymphytum orientale2021
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2021
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2021
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2020
IvyHedera helix2020
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2019
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2019
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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