Newmeadow Copse - Woodland plantation 3 ha
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🌲 Walks
Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South West › Swindon Getting here
51.62267, -1.76223
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map Thames & Severn Way Walking route 69.8 km ▾
Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.
Named route Ref T&S W Length 69.8 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Tadpole Round Cycling route 9.1 km ▾
Named route Ref TR Length 9.1 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Haydon Round Cycling route 11.8 km ▾
Named route Ref HR Length 11.8 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map West Swindon Round Cycling route 11.3 km ▾
Named route Ref WSR Length 11.3 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Urban Round Cycling route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref UR Length 27 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 Burytown Farm taken from the top of Castle Hill Fort
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Wildlife to spot
3,391 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,391 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +44
Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swift Apus apus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Sika Deer +3
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Sika Deer Cervus nippon2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ash · Water Mint · Bittersweet · Creeping Thistle · Selfheal
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024 Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,391 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Mute Swan · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +44
Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swift Apus apus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Muntjac · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Sika Deer +3
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Sika Deer Cervus nippon2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ash · Water Mint · Bittersweet · Creeping Thistle · Selfheal
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024 Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2024 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Fallow Deer Dama dama2024
Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 