Stratford sub Castle Village Website
Salisbury, Wiltshire UK

Looking towards Old Sarum 4 December 2025 This is just a 'snapshot' taken at 4.30pm today, to remind you to look up at the sky this evening to witness the third (and last) Supermoon of 2025. If anyone has a better image that they are willing to share, please send it to sscvillagewebsite@gmail.com It's the December 'Cold Moon', signifying the arrival of winter and marking the final full Moon of the year. There were three supermoons in 2025, all of which came at the end of the

Image of sighting at Langford Lakes on 19 November 2025 (Facebook) Langford Lakes, managed by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, is only 9 miles away from Stratford sub Castle. The website is still hoping for evidence of a sighting of a WTE in Stratford sub Castle! Earlier Newspost 9 November Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve where this image was taken on 8 November, is 17 miles south of Salisbury. See ** below in respect of the reference to the lesser black backed gull. Image: Jeremy

This view of the lunar eclipse was taken from St Lawrence Close by Henry Burnside and sent to the website to be shared with other...

The website has received a heads-up from local resident David Mills that four Little Egret were seen perched in the tree of a garden...

June 2025 KMOC The Black Poplar , Populus nigra , is scarce (about 7,000 in UK, mostly in the south). It likes having wet feet so it is...

Richard Death has shared news that he was awoken this morning, 23 April, by the call of a cuckoo, the first call that he's heard in 2025...

There is a sign at Little Durnford indicating that the 'Toad Patrol' has been in the area recently. At sunset on mild, damp evenings...

A local resident has sent in these amazing images to the website, along with the commentary below. Images L-R were taken at 0521, 0552,...

... make for some interesting wildlife-spotting opportunities. A local resident sent in the above image with the comment: " On 4 March...

Image: Jim Platt The snowdrops and aconites are at their peak at the moment.  I don't recall seeing so many aconites in the 15 years I...

Hudson's Field 11 February 2025 In Hudson's Field, adjacent to Castle Road, nine species of deciduous trees have been planted by...

Path cleared by Wiltshire Council near Waitrose, see earlier News below Wiltshire Council has reported: " Our Highways teams dealt with...

Image: Kerry O'Connor " This month's full moon, called the Hunter's Moon, is also a supermoon and happens to be the brightest of the...

It's a lovely sunny day around Stratford sub Castle and a local resident has sent in this image of a Muntjac spotted today, together with...

On 31 August we reported that to support 'Asian Horne t Week' 2-8 September, Wiltshire Council had included in its regular update to...