Best Parks Go With Dogs Swindon Near Me

4worldlovers: Coate Water Country Park has a 56-acre reservoir built in the 1820s as a headwater tank for the Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal. In the 1970s a smaller lake was created as a flood storage lagoon, which was made Wiltshire's first Local Nature Reserve (LNR) in 1976. Most of the site and all the water have been declared a Site of Specific Scientific Interest (SSSI) in order to protect the wildlife and wildflower meadows.

Coate Water Country Park is open 365 days of the year, 24 hours per day.

Car park (pay and display) or find out about car parking season tickets

Dogs are welcome but are restricted in some areas of the park

Coate Water Country Park is situated on the south-east side of Swindon.

4worldlovers:
Lydiard park is a beautiful historic estate on the western edge of Swindon, with the Palladian House, Church, Walled Garden, Hotel and Events Centre set in 260 acres of parkland.

We offer hotel accommodation, restaurant fine dining, a large events venue and a variety of conferencing facilities.


A beautiful historic estate on the edge of Swindon - parkland walks, historic museum and walled garden open to the public.


You can choose to get married within the historic Lydiard House, or in the adjacent church of St Mary's. Your fully catered reception can then take place in our bright and airy events centre.


Whether it's a relaxing escape, fun family day out or a business event, Lydiard Park has everything you need.


Visit the historic State Rooms of Lydiard House Museum this May half term to see our new special exhibition and take part in our new family activity!


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4worldlovers: The Council is currently trialing the creation of wildflower areas in four locations across the Parish.

Two of the areas, namely Hyssop Close and Henchard – Maybold Crescent, were left fallow last season. This means that the area was left uncut during our mowing schedule until the end of the growing season to develop naturally. Hyssop Close saw some fantastic displays of ox-eyed daisies, speedwell, yarrow, birds foot trefoil and pyramidal orchid. It is thought that the area developed so well because it has not been interrupted by housing developers and has been left in its natural form. There was not much to report at Henchard – Maybold Crescent, but it can take several years to see results.

Due to the pandemic, there was a delay in cultivating the other two locations, namely Old Blunsdon Road and a small area outside Catherine Wayte Primary School back in March 2020. However, the areas were cultivated at the end of the growing season in October 2020 so the Council hopes that there will be displays of wildflowers by Summer 2022.

Please be assured that if any of the trial areas are not working, the Council will revert back to mowing the area. If you have any concerns about this area, please contact us.

It is hoped this project will develop into a longer-term environmental strategy identifying green spaces that we maintain which can be developed into wildflower havens for the benefit of the local wildlife and for the enjoyment of residents.

Plant diversity attracts insects and other invertebrates (including butterflies, bees, spiders and millipedes), birds and mammals.

Flowering species add a changing palate of colour to the urban environment throughout the seasons.

Active involvement of the local community in managing the site encourages ownership values to be fostered – activities may range from mowing to the collection of seeds for use at a new location or for sale.

Opportunities for education and recreation abound (ranging from nature studies to art lessons).

Even small plots of wildflower planting can change the feel of a setting, so that the creation of a wildflower meadow as part of an urban greenspace can bring a little piece of countryside into the town.

“The Haydon Wick Parish Council has been busy enhancing the open spaces of the Parish, and boosting the mood of the community.”…..