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Nightingale Wood


(Average user rating4 unrated 3.5/5)

About Nightingale Wood

Nightingale Wood in South Marston is a unique wildlife site. It is a new woodland and wetland area on an ex-agricultural site. The mixed trees here are still in the early stages of growth but already a new woodland can be seen to be emerging. There are hard surface paths throughout.

How to get there:

Swindon is the nearest town or village.

Via M4 junction 15, take the A419 towards Cirencester and follow signs to South Marston. Nightingale Hotel sign is located on the edge of this village and is signed from there. Accces is opposite the Hotel.

OS Grid Reference: SU206883
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

Start your visit from:

Nightingale Carpark
Walking the dog on an all ability trail through young pine woodland

Facilities:

ParkingEasy Access

Activities:

WalkingWildlife ActivitiesPicnic

Contact:

Recreation Ranger
01594 833057
e-mail: dean@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

User Comments

Name: Woodman Jon (5 Stars)
16/Jul/2009
I visited the site on a warm but windy day and saw plenty of butterflies. The variety of trees, the wetland area and the surfaced paths make Nightingale Wood a very attractive place. There is nothing wrong with the access road on the actual site.
Name: Anonymous (2 Stars)
3/Jul/2009
Excellent facility if it wasn't for the terrible state of the entrance road, full of pot holes, and the dog poo left on the footpaths round the woods.

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Great Western Community Forest have a downloadable leaflet for Nightingale which can be accessed via the link under 'useful sites'.

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