Ashley Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 22 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 22 ha
Places › England › South West › Bath and North East Somerset Getting here
51.39802, -2.28569
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Wren +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Wren +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Gromwell, Scorpion Weed, Traveller's-joy +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Red Admiral +205 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Wild Strawberry, Hazel, Wild Marjoram +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Bath Skyline Walk Walking route 9.6 km ▾
An elevated clockwise circular with panoramic views of the Bath landscape. The contrast of the city, so close to this rural haven, has earned the area World Heritage Site status. Roads, surfaced paths, steep hills, a rocky uneven section, steps & a stile.
Named route Ref BS Length 9.6 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Limestone Link Walking route 58 km ▾
Named route Ref LL Length 58 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map Dovers Lane public footpath · 208 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 208 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bath Two Tunnels Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Colliers Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ashley Road bridleway · 126 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 126 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Ashley Road bridleway · 494 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 494 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Ashley Road bridleway · 806 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 806 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
38,648 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,648 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Black Redstart · Nuthatch · Pheasant +19
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Owl Athene noctua Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Barn Owl Tyto alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Beaver · Muntjac · Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Beaver Castor fiber Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Green Tiger Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Leucozona glaucia · Field Grasshopper +28
Syrphus Syrphus Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Common Spotted-orchid · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Common Twayblade · Common Gromwell · Wood Avens +48
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Common Twayblade Neottia ovata Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale Wood Avens Geum urbanum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Ribwort Plantain Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,648 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Black Redstart · Nuthatch · Pheasant +19
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Owl Athene noctua Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Barn Owl Tyto alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Beaver · Muntjac · Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Beaver Castor fiber Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Green Tiger Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Leucozona glaucia · Field Grasshopper +28
Syrphus Syrphus Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata Common Spotted-orchid · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Common Twayblade · Common Gromwell · Wood Avens +48
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Common Twayblade Neottia ovata Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale Wood Avens Geum urbanum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Ribwort Plantain Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stripe-winged Grasshopper
Stripe-winged Grasshopper
Stenobothrus lineatus
Stenobothrus lineatus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola
Omaloplia ruricola Omaloplia ruricola
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Plantago lanceolata
Plantago lanceolata
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus
Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum
Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Honesty Lunaria annua
Honesty Lunaria annua
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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