Nature Reserves Map 55.37805100 -3.43597300 1 /morningside-farm-meadows 1. MORNINGSIDE MEADOWS, Royal Wootton Bassett The five fields covering 25 hectares near Royal Wootton Bassett are abundant with wildflowers in summer, with a wealth of butterflies, crickets and pollinating insects.Read more 51.33483830 -2.21353210 2 /widbrook-wood-trowbridge 2. WIDBROOK WOOD, Trowbridge Widbrook Wood is one of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's newest reserves, having been gifted by the Alex Moulton Charitable Trust in 2016.Read more 51.05909010 -1.67143470 3 /blackmoor-copse-salisbury 3. BLACKMOOR COPSE, Salisbury Blackmoor Copse was our first nature reserve and we have been looking after it since 1962.Read more 51.62954010 -1.89492130 4 /blakehill-farm-including-stoke-common-meadows 4. BLAKEHILL FARM including Stoke Common Meadow, Cricklade This former military airfield is being turned back into wildlife-rich hay meadow.Read more 51.61667800 -2.03387870 5 /cloatley-meadows-malmesbury 5. CLOATLEY MEADOWS, Malmesbury The eight meadows that make up this nature reserve on the edge of the Braydon Forest are awash with wild flowers and alive with insects during summer.Read more 51.51927178 -1.79557093 6 /clouts-wood-including-markham-banks-kings-farm-wood-and-diocese-meadows-wroughton 6. CLOUTS WOOD including Markham Banks, Kings Farm Wood and Diocese Meadows, Wroughton A walk through this Site of Special Scientific Interest takes you from stream-soaked valley floor, up steep slopes to level land at the top.Read more 51.09708770 -1.75198110 7 /cockey-down-salisbury 7. COCKEY DOWN, Salisbury This chalk downland offers superb views of Salisbury Cathedral and the surrounding countryside.Read more 51.37071300 -2.14428150 8 /conigre-mead-melksham 8. CONIGRE MEAD, Melksham Conigre Mead was a field of rough grass until local volunteers dug ponds, cleared scrub and planted trees and wildflowers.Read more 51.02981470 -1.84120320 9 /coombe-bissett-down-salisbury 9. COOMBE BISSETT DOWN, Salisbury This chalk downland valley is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and worth a visit at any time of year for its sweeping views.Read more 51.11491450 -1.81805910 10 /the-devenish-salisbury 10. THE DEVENISH, Salisbury This reserve offers a wonderful mix of young woodland, mature beech woodland, chalk downland and meadow.Read more 51.33837830 -1.98846950 11 /devizes-and-roundway-orchard-and-old-cricket-field-devizes 11. DEVIZES AND ROUNDWAY ORCHARD and OLD CRICKET FIELD, Devizes A small orchard with old cricket field. Areas converted into wildflower beds.Read more 51.17849800 -2.08661400 12 /dunscombe-bottom-warminster 12. DUNSCOMBE BOTTOM, Warminster This stretch of chalk grassland curves across the steep side of a combe (valley) near Knook, on the edge of Salisbury Plain.Read more 51.57097750 -1.94753270 13 /echo-lodge-meadows 13. ECHO LODGE MEADOWS, Royal Wootton Bassett Visit these three meadows in spring and summer for their vivid wildflower displays.Read more 51.61391710 -1.96119620 14 /emmett-hill-meadows-minety 14. EMMETT HILL MEADOWS, Minety These three hay meadows with countless wildflowers form a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of their long history of traditional farming.Read more 51.31803200 -2.15682910 15 /green-lane-wood-including-biss-wood-and-green-lane-nature-park 15. GREEN LANE WOOD including Biss Wood, Trowbridge This ancient woodland was given to us in 1991. The wood connects with our Biss Wood nature reserve and the Green Lane Nature Park.Read more 51.54620170 -1.84619070 16 /hagbourne-copse-swindon 16. HAGBOURNE COPSE, Swindon This pocket of woodland provides a breathing space for wildlife in west Swindon. In April and May you can enjoy a stunning display of native bluebells.Read more 51.35546410 -1.52542140 17 /ham-hill-hungerford 17. HAM HILL, Hungerford Ham Hill is a tiny area of steeply sloping chalk downland strewn with wildflowers and offering great views.Read more 51.37077000 -1.70022740 18 /hat-gate-marlborough 18. HAT GATE, Marlborough We bought this small section of dismantled railway from British Rail in 1988 for £1. It has a variety of common plants and birds such as whitethroat and garden warbler.Read more 51.49739750 -1.65405000 19 /high-clear-down-marlborough 19. HIGH CLEAR DOWN, Marlborough This steeply sloping chalk downland has no set footpaths so you can wander freely over the grass. Enjoy the uninterrupted views of rolling countryside and, in the summer, the wildflowers.Read more 51.34796410 -1.75776620 20 /joness-mill-the-vera-jeans-reserve-pewsey 20. JONES'S MILL the Vera Jeans Reserve, Pewsey Jones's Mill is a fen, made up of wet woodland, ponds and wet grassland. Its peaty soils are fed by natural springs and the Salisbury Avon flows through its centre.Read more 50.96381230 -1.63120930 21 /landford-bog-salisbury 21. LANDFORD BOG, Salisbury Set within the New Forest National Park, the bog is a floating carpet of feathery moss with expanses of heather and purple moor-grass.Read more 51.13245040 -1.94817990 22 /langford-lakes 22. LANGFORD LAKES NATURE RESERVE, Steeple Langford Take a walk at Langford Lakes Nature Reserve around the four beautiful lakes to spot birds including kingfisher and maybe even an otter.Read more 51.63758410 -1.99273040 23 /lower-moor-farm-including-clattinger-farm-sandpool-oaksey-moor-farm-meadow-cricklade 23. LOWER MOOR including Clattinger Farm, Lower Moor Farm, Sandpool and Oaksey Moor Farm Meadow, Cricklade Lower Moor opened in 2007 and is the gateway to Clattinger Farm, Oaksey Moor Farm Meadow, Lower Moor Farm and Sandpool nature reserves.Read more 51.02671930 -1.93930580 24 /middleton-down-wilton 24. MIDDLETON DOWN, Wilton This reserve is a wonderful example of the traditional chalk downland that was once widespread in Wiltshire. It is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to the rich variety of grassland plants.Read more 51.40954280 -1.94914160 25 /morgans-hill 25. MORGAN'S HILL, Calne Morgan's Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its orchids, butterflies and for the general quality of chalk grassland and wildflowers.Read more 51.06406020 -1.81554680 26 /nadder-island-salisbury 26. NADDER ISLAND, Salisbury This crescent-shaped wooded island in the River Nadder can be viewed from the river bank, but there is no public access.Read more 51.03268850 -2.15113050 27 /oysters-coppice-salisbury 27. OYSTERS COPPICE, Salisbury Oysters Coppice nestles on a gentle slope offering spectacular views over the Vale of Wardour. A circular route leads you through areas of interest.Read more 51.45373100 -1.98704190 28 /penn-wood-calne 28. PENN WOOD, Calne This new nature reserve has seen many transformations in its history since it was farmland.Read more 51.31712080 -1.94649060 29 /peppercombe-wood-devizes 29. PEPPERCOMBE WOOD, Devizes Peppercombe Wood is a strip of picturesque ancient woodland on the edge of Urchfont.Read more 51.44757800 -1.59639300 30 /ramsbury-meadow-marlborough 30. RAMSBURY MEADOW, Marlborough This nature reserve is located on the flood plain of the River Kennet and for hundreds of years provided grazing for sheep. Boardwalks, a dipping platform and bridges form part of the circular path through the meadow.Read more 51.58635700 -2.10283400 31 /ravensroost-wood-including-avis-distillery-and-warbler-meadows-malmesbury 31. RAVENSROOST WOOD including Avis, Distillery and Warbler Meadows, Malmesbury Ravensroost Wood is full of interesting wildlife and history. You can walks into surrounding wildflower meadows for a contrasting experience.Read more 51.55161120 -1.80483910 32 /rushey-platt-swindon 32. RUSHEY PLATT, Swindon Rushey Platt is a welcome wild space in Swindon where you can enjoy a quiet walk. Boardwalks give good access to all parts of the reserve.Read more 51.19750250 -2.17418910 33 /smallbrook-meadows-warminster 33. SMALLBROOK MEADOWS, Warminster This is a mosaic of six small water meadows, wet woodland, marsh, ponds, chalk rivers, hedgerows and ditches.Read more 51.58801530 -1.72648550 34 /st-julians-community-wood-south-marston 34. ST JULIAN'S COMMUNITY WOODLAND, South Marston This small broad-leaved wood in South Marston, near Swindon has been newly planted and will reward regular visitors as it develops and matures.Read more 51.57581040 -1.83499520 35 /swindon-lagoons-swindon 35. SWINDON LAGOONS, Swindon Swindon Lagoons is an incredible story of nature's ability to recover. Visits are limited to guided tours and open days.Read more 51.57672750 -1.93181090 36 /the-firs-royal-wootton-bassett 36. THE FIRS, Royal Wootton Bassett A pocket of secluded, peaceful woodland in the heart of what was once the Royal Forest of Braydon.Read more 51.62866250 -1.91031070 37 /upper-waterhay-cricklade 37. UPPER WATERHAY, Cricklade This stunning wildflower meadow is a stronghold of the snakeshead fritillary. Uniquely, most of them here are creamy white, rather than the more common dark purple.Read more 51.46104930 -2.14860080 38 /vincients-wood-chippenham 38. VINCIENTS WOOD, Chippenham Vincents Wood is a semi-natural broadleaved woodland on the western edge of Chippenham.Read more