Wildlife Areas

The Town Council wants to help our local wildlife survive the impacts of the climate and ecological crisis. We have identified specific areas which we will carefully manage and maintain to benefit wildlife. These areas will be mown less frequently and where practicable the grass cuttings will be removed. This will change the soil conditions with the aim over time to create the right conditions for wildflowers to grow. The longer grass and flowers will provide food and shelter for our bees, butterflies, and insects which will in turn support birds and small mammals, helping our wildlife to thrive within the urban landscape.

This map shows the areas in Chippenham which are designated as Wildlife Areas in the Green Space Management Strategy 2024. You can read the Green Space Management Strategy in full here

Grass cutting area

  1. Donkey Fields

    Under a management plan that can be found HERE

  2. Stainers Way

    One strip cut adjacent to the pathway the steep bank left uncut.

  3. Open space behind Blackberry Close

    The left hand side to the left of the natural footpath.

  4. Open space leading to Vincents Wood from Noyes Close.

    Pathways straight through gateway, 2-3 mowers width Pathway down the center towards Noyes Close.

  5. Monkton Park

    Area above the Multi Use Games Area

  6. Monkton Meadow

    Ongoing work to the Monkton Park Management Plan that can be found HERE. Many areas left wild until plan is finished.

  7. Riverside Drive

    Area in the middle of the bank

  8. River Island

    There is a strip on the right as you go in

  9. D’arcy Close

    Bank of land

  10. Open Space at Goodwood Way

    Banks and behind the basketball hoop in a wide arc.

  11. Bridge Centre Roundabout

  12. Charter Road

    Open space behind Ivy Field Court, left hand side with back to avenue le fleche, cut a pathways around the perimeter and a mowers width to join up with Royal Close.

  13. Kingsley Road Open Space

    From entrance to gateway/railway arches, leave left hand side other than a mowers width adjacent to path. Leave the steepest bank and the steep back furthest away from play area.

  14. Open Space adjacent to Long Close play area

    Leave underneath the crown of tree, cut all other grass in the football goal area. Leave the other side (divided by the trees/shrub area) but cut a mowers width on the perimeter all the way around.

  15. Cemetery Field

    Cut a pathway around the perimeter, in the undeveloped extension leave other than the concrete beams.

  16. Forest Lane

    Cut one mowers width either side of pathway.

  17. Small open space to rear of Shepherd Close

    Cut a pathway around the perimeter.

  18. Small open space behind Fox Croft Walk

    Pathway down the center and around the perimeter.

  19. Banks along Pewsham Way

    Strips cut adjacent to the road for site lines.

  20. Jordan Close

    As per Management plan

  21. Gundry Close

    Small open space cut around the perimeter.