Short birdwatching visit · Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Morgan’s Hill
- Tier
- Local green space
- Best season
- Bird season not specified by the source.
- Headline birds
- Kestrel · Yellowhammer · Skylark
- Parking
- Operator directs visitors to the Smallgrain Picnic Area approach off the Devizes–Calne road.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs.
Between Devizes and Calne, Wiltshire
Morgan’s Hill provides an open chalk-grassland birding stop between Devizes and Calne. The Trust names kestrel, yellowhammer and skylark on the reserve. The Wansdyke earthwork borders the southern side and a Roman road follows its northern edge, helping define this compact downland landscape. Two waymarked loops offer different lengths across the slopes. Livestock grazing and scrub management maintain the open habitat. Public arrival is from the Smallgrain Picnic Area approach, followed by a walk up to the byway and towards the reserve. Ordinary wheelchairs and pushchairs are not suitable here; use the route information to plan an appropriate downland walk.
Birds and seasons
- Kestrel · Headline bird — Season not stated by source Source for Kestrel
- Yellowhammer · Headline bird — Season not stated by source Source for Yellowhammer
- Skylark · Headline bird — Season not stated by source Source for Skylark
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Orange and blue waymarked loops of 0.7 and 1.2 miles over downland.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Operator directs visitors to the Smallgrain Picnic Area approach off the Devizes–Calne road.
- Dogs
- Dogs on leads.
- Access notes
- Not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs.
- Step-free access
- Not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs.
Getting there: From Devizes follow the A 361, then the Calne turn. Beyond the golf course take the right turn signed Smallgrain Picnic Area. Walk up the grass slope towards the byway and turn right as the Trust describes.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Snelsmore Common Country Park · 27.2 straight-line miles
- Greenham and Crookham Commons · 29.4 straight-line miles
- Garston Wood · 29.7 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Chew Valley Lake, 28.7 miles away in a straight line.
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- Ravensroost Wood · 12.7 miles in a straight line
- Blakehill Farm including Stoke Common Meadow · 15.9 miles in a straight line