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Denny Island

7 ha

📷 Rick Crowley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.34257, -2.61117

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Whooper Swan, Lapwing, Chiffchaff +85 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Reedbeds priority habitat; Birds — Whooper Swan, Lapwing, Chiffchaff +85 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates

Foraging

Good match

Varies

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Forest walks

Moderate match

Free

Public woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km▾

Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route

The Mendip TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRef MTRegional walking route

Three Peaks WalkWalking route27 km▾

Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Two Rivers WayWalking route32 km▾

Congresbury to Keynsham

Named routeRef 2RWLength 32 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

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17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Avon CyclewayCycling route▾

Named routeRegional cycle route

Clifton Link: Long Ashton to FeltonCycling route▾

Named routeRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route531 m▾

Named routeRef 3Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.5 km▾

Named routeRef 3Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

180,629 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

180,629 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds88 species

autumnwinter

2026

Whooper Swan · Lapwing · Chiffchaff · Tufted Duck · Mallard

+83 more species

All 88 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
CootFulica atra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
TealAnas crecca2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Otter

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

180,629 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds88 species

autumnwinter

2026

Whooper Swan · Lapwing · Chiffchaff · Tufted Duck · Mallard

+83 more species

All 88 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
CootFulica atra2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
TealAnas crecca2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Green-winged TealAnas carolinensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ScaupAythya marila2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Otter

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Rick Crowley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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📷 Rick Crowley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Parking

1 nearby · Free · 458m

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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🐄Chew Valley Country MarketVisitor farm2.6 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→🦉FOLLY FARMNature reserve3.3 km→💧Chew Valley LakeReservoir1 km→💧Chew Valley LakeReservoir1 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→