Dogkennel Copse - Woodland plantation 1 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Swindon Getting here
51.60877, -1.68696
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
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Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Cole and its Landscape (Formerly the Red Walk: Coleshill) Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Follow red way markers on this circular flat route through the Coleshill Estate. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven, especially after rain. There are a number of stiles, gates and a small footbridge.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ancient History & Agriculture Walk (Formerly the Orange Walk) Walking route 5.6 km ▾
An undulating circular walk following farm tracks and footpaths across fields with an ascent through woodland. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map South Swindon Green Trail Walking route ▾
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eastern Flyer Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EF Local cycle route
Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
Urban Round Cycling route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref UR Length 27 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Dorcan Round Cycling route 11.3 km ▾
Named route Ref DR Length 11.3 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Kingsdown Lane Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref KL Length 2.9 km Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Footbridge near Dogkennel Copse
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Wildlife to spot
19,058 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,058 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 13 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail · Black-tailed Godwit +8
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Common Rustic agg. · Common Wainscot · Shuttle-shaped Dart · Riband Wave · Gypsy Moth +50
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg. Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta Riband Wave Idaea aversata Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca Buckthorn · Wild Teasel · Hazel · Hawthorn · White Dead-nettle +11
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Hazel Corylus avellana Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna White Dead-nettle Lamium album Daisy Bellis perennis Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,058 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 13 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail · Black-tailed Godwit +8
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Common Rustic agg. · Common Wainscot · Shuttle-shaped Dart · Riband Wave · Gypsy Moth +50
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg. Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta Riband Wave Idaea aversata Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca Buckthorn · Wild Teasel · Hazel · Hawthorn · White Dead-nettle +11
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Hazel Corylus avellana Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna White Dead-nettle Lamium album Daisy Bellis perennis Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum
Ash-bark Knot-horn Euzophera pinguis
Ash-bark Knot-horn Euzophera pinguis
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Copper Underwing agg. Amphipyra pyramidea agg.
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata
Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata
Grey Knot-horn Acrobasis advenella
Grey Knot-horn Acrobasis advenella
Marbled Beauty Bryophila domestica
Marbled Beauty Bryophila domestica
Coronet Craniophora ligustri
Coronet Craniophora ligustri
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula
Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria
Gold Spot Plusia festucae
Gold Spot Plusia festucae
Flame Axylia putris
Flame Axylia putris
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata
Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata
Currant Pug Eupithecia assimilata
Currant Pug Eupithecia assimilata
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Common Footman Eilema lurideola
Wax Moth Galleria mellonella
Wax Moth Galleria mellonella
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata
Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula
Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata
Small Grey Eudonia mercurella
Small Grey Eudonia mercurella
Small Emerald Hemistola chrysoprasaria
Small Emerald Hemistola chrysoprasaria
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana
Garden Straw Agapeta hamana
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis
Leopard Moth Zeuzera pyrina
Leopard Moth Zeuzera pyrina
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata
Magpie Moth Abraxas grossulariata
Netted Tortrix Acleris forsskaleana
Netted Tortrix Acleris forsskaleana
Bulrush Veneer Calamotropha paludella
Bulrush Veneer Calamotropha paludella
Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis
Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis
Brown-line Bright-eye Mythimna conigera
Brown-line Bright-eye Mythimna conigera
Small Ranunculus Hecatera dysodea
Small Ranunculus Hecatera dysodea
Burdock Straw Aethes rubigana
Burdock Straw Aethes rubigana
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis
Diamond-back Marble Eudemis profundana
Diamond-back Marble Eudemis profundana
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria
Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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