Nature Reserves Map 51.33483830 -2.21353210 1 /widbrook-wood-trowbridge 1. 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 51.06004780 -1.67385150 2 /blackmoor-copse-salisbury 2. 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 3 /blakehill-farm-including-stoke-common-meadows 3. 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 4 /cloatley-meadows-malmesbury 4. 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 51.51464610 -1.80378010 5 /clouts-wood-including-markham-banks-kings-farm-wood-and-diocese-meadows-wroughton 5. 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 6 /cockey-down-salisbury 6. COCKEY DOWN, Salisbury This chalk downland offers superb views of Salisbury Cathedral and the surrounding countryside.Read more 51.37071300 -2.14428150 7 /conigre-mead-melksham 7. 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 51.03317310 -1.84071150 8 /coombe-bissett-down-salisbury 8. 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 9 /the-devenish-salisbury 9. THE DEVENISH, Salisbury This reserve offers a wonderful mix of young woodland, mature beech woodland, chalk downland and meadow.Read more 51.34533700 -1.99045210 10 /devizes-and-roundway-orchard-and-old-cricket-field-devizes 10. 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 11 /dunscombe-bottom-warminster 11. 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 12 /echo-lodge-meadows 12. ECHO LODGE MEADOWS, Royal Wootton Bassett Visit these three meadows in spring and summer for their vivid wildflower displays.Read more 51.61432670 -1.98803700 13 /emmett-hill-meadows-minety 13. 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 51.31951340 -2.15875700 14 /green-lane-wood-including-biss-wood-and-green-lane-nature-park 14. 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 51.54562260 -1.84602660 15 /hagbourne-copse-swindon 15. 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 51.36008450 -1.52501960 16 /ham-hill-hungerford 16. 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 17 /hat-gate-marlborough 17. 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 18 /high-clear-down-marlborough 18. 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 51.34627340 -1.75715840 19 /joness-mill-the-vera-jeans-reserve-pewsey 19. 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 50.96789080 -1.63501060 20 /landford-bog-salisbury 20. 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 51.13530400 -1.94203240 21 /langford-lakes 21. 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 51.64141730 -1.98719190 22 /lower-moor-farm-including-clattinger-farm-sandpool-oaksey-moor-farm-meadow-cricklade 22. 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 51.07856640 -1.85929170 23 /middleton-down-wilton 23. 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 51.43253160 -2.00033290 24 /morgans-hill 24. 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 25 /nadder-island-salisbury 25. 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 26 /oysters-coppice-salisbury 26. 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 27 /penn-wood-calne 27. PENN WOOD, Calne This new nature reserve has seen many transformations in its history since it was farmland.Read more 51.31494200 -1.94541330 28 /peppercombe-wood-devizes 28. PEPPERCOMBE WOOD, Devizes Peppercombe Wood is a strip of picturesque ancient woodland on the edge of Urchfont.Read more 51.44201180 -1.60888190 29 /ramsbury-meadow-marlborough 29. 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 51.58811570 -1.96624500 30 /ravensroost-wood-including-avis-distillery-and-warbler-meadows-malmesbury 30. 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 51.55152360 -1.80534980 31 /rushey-platt-swindon 31. 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 51.19587700 -2.17434440 32 /smallbrook-meadows-warminster 32. 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 33 /st-julians-community-wood-south-marston 33. 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 34 /swindon-lagoons-swindon 34. 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 51.57576320 -1.93419380 35 /the-firs-royal-wootton-bassett 35. 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 51.63583050 -1.90307050 36 /upper-waterhay-cricklade 36. 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 51.45924220 -2.14865270 37 /vincients-wood-chippenham 37. VINCIENTS WOOD, Chippenham Vincents Wood is a semi-natural broadleaved woodland on the western edge of Chippenham.Read more