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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › South West › Bath and North East Somerset Getting here
51.41642, -2.37847
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National 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 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 95 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Bath Two Tunnels Circuit 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 National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos An abandoned building near Charlcombe Wood
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Wildlife to spot
20,875 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,875 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Raven · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Gull Larus canus Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunlin Calidris alpina Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Roe Deer · Muntjac · Weasel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Weasel Mustela nivalis Roesel's Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Stripe-winged Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax +40
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Dittander · Small Scabious · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Lady's Bedstraw · Hedgerow Crane's-bill +2
Dittander Lepidium latifolium Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Wild Marjoram Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,875 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Raven · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Blackbird Turdus merula Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Gull Larus canus Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunlin Calidris alpina Rock Dove Columba livia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Roe Deer · Muntjac · Weasel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Weasel Mustela nivalis Roesel's Bush-cricket · Hairy Shieldbug · Stripe-winged Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax +40
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Dittander · Small Scabious · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Lady's Bedstraw · Hedgerow Crane's-bill +2
Dittander Lepidium latifolium Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Wild Marjoram Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lasius flavus2025
Lasius flavus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Myrmica sabuleti Myrmica sabuleti2025
Myrmica sabuleti Myrmica sabuleti2025
Ischnopterapion loti Ischnopterapion loti2025
Ischnopterapion loti Ischnopterapion loti2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Sarcophaga haemorrhoa Sarcophaga haemorrhoa2025
Sarcophaga haemorrhoa Sarcophaga haemorrhoa2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Clover Seed Weevil Protapion trifolii2025
Clover Seed Weevil Protapion trifolii2025
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus2025
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus2025
Olibrus liquidus Olibrus liquidus2025
Olibrus liquidus Olibrus liquidus2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2025
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris2025
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris2025
Thecophora atra Thecophora atra2025
Thecophora atra Thecophora atra2025
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes2025
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Corticarina minuta Corticarina minuta2025
Corticarina minuta Corticarina minuta2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2025
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Nyctia halterata Nyctia halterata2025
Nyctia halterata Nyctia halterata2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Amara convexior Amara convexior2025
Amara convexior Amara convexior2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Hypera ononidis Hypera ononidis2025
Hypera ononidis Hypera ononidis2025
Miarus campanulae Miarus campanulae2025
Miarus campanulae Miarus campanulae2025
Sarcophaga carnaria Sarcophaga carnaria2025
Sarcophaga carnaria Sarcophaga carnaria2025
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros2025
Bembidion lampros Bembidion lampros2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Sacchiphantes abietis Sacchiphantes abietis2025
Sacchiphantes abietis Sacchiphantes abietis2025 Origanum vulgare
Origanum vulgare
