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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome98 ha
Getting here
51.34214, -2.56371
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
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7 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🛝Family friendly
Good match
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km▾
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal 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
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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
Main RouteCycling route531 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route85 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
15,007 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,007 records · NBN AtlasGreen Woodpecker · Raven · Wren · Chiffchaff · House Martin
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All 6 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
Common Darter · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis arbustorum · Common Blue Damselfly
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All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
Hedge Bedstraw · Yarrow · Musk-mallow · Wild Angelica · Water Mint
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All 170 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,007 records · NBN AtlasGreen Woodpecker · Raven · Wren · Chiffchaff · House Martin
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
Common Darter · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Mesembrina meridiana · Eristalis arbustorum · Common Blue Damselfly
+8 more speciesHide species list
All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
Hedge Bedstraw · Yarrow · Musk-mallow · Wild Angelica · Water Mint
+165 more speciesHide species list
All 170 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vervain
Vervain
Verbena officinalis
Verbena officinalis
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineBroad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborineWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaRusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterachRusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterachMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusFennelFoeniculum vulgareFennelFoeniculum vulgareWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaPerennial CornflowerCentaurea montanaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreBeaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicariaBeaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicariaPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestrePendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraWild OnionAllium vinealeWild OnionAllium vinealeOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareStag's-horn SumachRhus typhinaStag's-horn SumachRhus typhinaBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusGrey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsaGrey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsaSpiked SedgeCarex spicataSpiked SedgeCarex spicataCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaLove-in-a-mistNigella damascenaSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHopHumulus lupulusHopHumulus lupulusSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaGreat HorsetailEquisetum telmateiaMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisSweet-briarRosa rubiginosaSweet-briarRosa rubiginosaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communis