Kestrel Walk, Nightingale Wood
0.9 miles (1.4 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Nightingale Wood, South Marston. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SU 206 883, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
Almost flat: about 3 m of climbing and 6 m of descent; highest point 99 m.
Facts
- Code
- SW 1357
- Distance
- 0.9 miles (1.4 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- South West
- County
- Wiltshire
- Total ascent
- About 3 m. Highest point 99 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car parks
- Car park, 30 m from the start. Directions SU 206 882Car park, 500 m from the start. Directions SU 210 886Car park, 550 m from the start. Directions SU 210 886
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at South Marston Turn East, 1.2 km away (Directions); Richard Jefferies Halt station (heritage railway), 6.1 km away (Directions).
What to expect
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 4 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Connecting routes
- SW 1349Heron Walk, Nightingale WoodStarts and finishes on this route at Nightingale Wood.
Walks nearby
- SE 1253Parkland Walk, Coleshill1.8 miles, circular. Starts 3.7 miles away
- SE 1128The Cole and its Landscape4 miles, circular. Starts 3.7 miles away
- SW 149Millennium TrailLong-distance route, 28.1 miles, one way. Starts 4 miles away
- SE 1150Ancient History & Agriculture Walk4 miles, circular. Starts 4.8 miles away
- SW 1035South Swindon Green Trail8 miles, circular. Starts 4.9 miles away
- WM 113D'Arcy Dalton WayLong-distance route, 65 miles, one way. Starts 5 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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