Walking trails around Denmark Farm

Enjoy wandering the 3 miles of paths, boardwalks and walking trails set within the 40 acres of nature reserve, guided by our map and suggested routes.

With amazing biodiversity and a wide range of habitats, you can enjoy exploring, watching, listening, learning and connecting with nature.

Enjoy your ideal walk…

Open 364 days a year (excluding Christmas Eve), and free to use, however we would appreciate a donations which can be made in our Welcome Shelter or you can donate online.

You can pick up a copy of our walking trails map from the Welcome Shelter, available in both English and Welsh, to take with you on your walk, or download a these map images to your mobile phone.

These circular trails are designed to showcase the diverse wildlife and natural beauty of the nature reserve.

ROUNDHOUSE RIDE

20 minutes, Buggy & wheelchair accessible

Follow the YELLOW dotted line on the map.

Head out of the car park and down the concrete path at right of the Utility Room. Bear left at the junction for a little diversion to use the wind-up speaker to listen to the story of Denmark Farm and look at the pond. Return to the path and turn left, through the gate and straight on down the older boardwalk. Take the ramp to the left at the end and explore the roundhouse, then return to the car park via the new boardwalk and its wildlife viewing platform.

WOODPECKER WANDER

40 minutes, step free, uneven surfaces

Follow the PURPLE dotted line on the map.

ta Head out of the car park and down the concrete path at right of the Utility Room. When the path splits, bear right to go up onto the new boardwalk through the woods and follow it round to the left until you reach the rustic roundhouse. Keep on following the path down the slope and where the path splits, bear left whilst looking out for Pied Flycatchers flying around the tree canopy.

Follow the path down the hill and through the gate. If the large gate is open on your right, take an opportunity to pop into the meadow here and see our area of Southern Marsh Orchids flowering in late spring. Otherwise cross the track and go through the right-hand gate. Walk down through the trees to the T-junction. Head left here along the boundary and up to the wooden bird hide that sits perfectly nestled at the edge of the lake. Take a moment on the bench by the lake for nature spotting before continuing along the path and then turning left up the hill back towards to site entrance. Go left along the drive and back to the car park where you started.

BUTTERFLY RAMBLE

60 minutes, step free, uneven surfaces

Follow the BLUE dotted line on the map.

From the car park, walk back down the entrance track and bear right to follow the path that heads down the hill marked ‘paths & lake’. Follow the path all the way down to where it bears right to the lake. At the lake take a moment to soak up the natural serenity here and look for wildlife from the rustic, shingle-clad bird hide.

Keep following the path along the field boundary, stepping past hazel coppice and ancient hedgerows, over roots and across sections of boardwalk that help to keep your feet dry in the wetter months. You’ll stay in the trees with Pond field and then Gorse field on your right. The path eventually bears right along our northern boundary, round Gorse field and past Molina Marsh and up through Bluebell Woods, well worth a visit mid-April. Keep straight on and you’ll get to our amazing roundhouse and then keep to the left and follow signs up to the eco campsite.

When you get to the campsite, don’t enter the field but take the path that goes left around the boundary and past Hay meadow. The path will then drop down past our wildlife and kitchen garden so stop and see what’s growing. You’ll then pass our timber framed sheds and find yourself back at the start point.

Accessibility & Facilities

The trails are mostly accessible to all, with ramps and boardwalks over the muddiest however some of the paths coming back up from the lake (next to Upper Marsh Field) can become rutted as the pathway gets washed away after heavy rains, and there are tree roots at ground level in places making the surface uneven.

Dogs are welcome around all walking trails, but must be kept on short leads at all times to avoid disturbing the wildlife and habitats. You may see our cattle in some of the fields.

Two compost toilets available at all times, and access to disabled toilet is available on request when the office is open. Please call first to check if someone is on site.