Avon Ski Centre ✦ Ancient woodland 57 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 57 ha
Places › England › South West › North Somerset Getting here
51.32802, -2.82199
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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 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ 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 — Magpie, Blackbird, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Intermediate Screw-moss, Short-leaved Pocket-moss +57 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 52 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Samaritans Way South West Walking route 166 km ▾
Named route Length 166 km Regional walking route
Show on map West Mendip Way Walking route 48 km ▾
Named route Ref WMW Length 48 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Butcombe Trail Walking route 74 km ▾
Named route Ref BUT Length 74 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Mendip Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MT Regional walking route
Show on map Two Rivers Way Walking route 32 km ▾
Congresbury to Keynsham
Named route Ref 2RW Length 32 km Regional walking route
Show on map Greenhill Lane public footpath · 228 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 228 m Path type: residential
Show on map Roman Road public footpath · 162 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 162 m Path type: residential
Show on map The Batch public footpath · 90 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 90 m Path type: service
Show on map 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 National Cycle Network
Show on map Strawberry Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 66 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 66 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 113 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 113 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lyncombe Lane bridleway · 314 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 314 m Path type: track
Show on map Lyncombe Lane bridleway · 472 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 472 m Path type: track
Show on map Mapleton Lane bridleway · 432 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 432 m Path type: track
Show on map The Batch restricted byway · 651 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 651 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map Quarry Road bridleway · 52 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 52 m Path type: residential
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
22,828 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,828 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Redwing · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Collared Dove · Herring Gull +32
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Brown Soft-scale · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Centaurea nigra · Bush Vetch · Rowan · Hairy-brome · Dewberry +98
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa Dewberry Rubus caesius Beech Fagus sylvatica Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,828 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Redwing · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Collared Dove · Herring Gull +32
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Brown Soft-scale · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Speckled Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle
Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Centaurea nigra · Bush Vetch · Rowan · Hairy-brome · Dewberry +98
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Hairy-brome Bromopsis ramosa Dewberry Rubus caesius Beech Fagus sylvatica Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill
Geranium dissectum
Geranium dissectum
Bear's-breech Acanthus mollis
Bear's-breech Acanthus mollis
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis
Rosa rubiginosa Rosa rubiginosa
Rosa rubiginosa Rosa rubiginosa
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Common Eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa
Common Eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Flax Linum usitatissimum
Flax Linum usitatissimum
Pale Flax Linum bienne
Pale Flax Linum bienne
Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata
Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
White Willow Salix alba
White Willow Salix alba
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Apple Malus domestica
Apple Malus domestica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum
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