Crabtree Copse - Woodland plantation 1 ha
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Swindon Getting here
51.62697, -1.77202
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 · 4 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Bridleway near Hannington, Swindon - a view to the south
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Wildlife to spot
2,904 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,904 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +35
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Hedgehog · Muntjac · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Apple Fruit Rhynchites · Acorn Weevil · Small Nettle Weevil · Ischnopterapion loti · Pea-leaf Weevil +13
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus Ischnopterapion loti Ischnopterapion loti Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus Protapion 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ash · Water Mint · Creeping Thistle · Selfheal · Cuckooflower +6
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024 Rowan Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,904 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +35
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Hedgehog · Muntjac · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Apple Fruit Rhynchites · Acorn Weevil · Small Nettle Weevil · Ischnopterapion loti · Pea-leaf Weevil +13
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus Ischnopterapion loti Ischnopterapion loti Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus Protapion 🌿 Plants 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ash · Water Mint · Creeping Thistle · Selfheal · Cuckooflower +6
Ash Fraxinus excelsior Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024 Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024 Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024 Rowan Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Protapion
Protapion
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Twig-cutting Weevil Involvulus icosandriae
Twig-cutting Weevil Involvulus icosandriae
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis Sorbus aucuparia2022
Sorbus aucuparia2022
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2022
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2022
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2022
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2022
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2022
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2022
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2022
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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