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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
Places › England › South West › Bath and North East Somerset Getting here
51.41558, -2.30155
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 126m away — 2 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 126m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +157 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 21 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 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 Eden Park Drive public footpath · 216 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 216 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Two Tunnels Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 244 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 404 m ▾
Named route Ref 244 Length 404 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Fosse Lane byway open to all traffic · 390 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 390 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos The North East end of Banner Down Byway
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Wildlife to spot
44,350 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,350 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Canada Goose · Mandarin Duck +22
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Beaver
Meadow Brown · Large White · Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper +23
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Common Meadow-rue · Butterfly-bush · Himalayan Balsam · Chicory · Common Twayblade +45
Common Meadow-rue Thalictrum flavum2024 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Chicory Cichorium intybus Common Twayblade Neottia ovata Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,350 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Canada Goose · Mandarin Duck +22
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Beaver
Meadow Brown · Large White · Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper +23
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Common Meadow-rue · Butterfly-bush · Himalayan Balsam · Chicory · Common Twayblade +45
Common Meadow-rue Thalictrum flavum2024 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Chicory Cichorium intybus Common Twayblade Neottia ovata Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Conomelus anceps Conomelus anceps
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Platycheirus clypeatus agg. Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2024
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2024
Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2024
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2024
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2024
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Northern Yellow-cress Rorippa islandica2024
Northern Yellow-cress Rorippa islandica2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Aspen Populus tremula2024
Aspen Populus tremula2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata2024
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata2024
Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale2024
Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale2024
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2024
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2024
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2024
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2024
Black Mustard Brassica nigra2024
Black Mustard Brassica nigra2024
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2024
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2024
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2024
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2024
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2024
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2024
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2024
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2024
Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus2024
Rumex crispus subsp. crispus Rumex crispus subsp. crispus2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2024
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2024
Round-fruited Rush Juncus compressus2024
Round-fruited Rush Juncus compressus2024
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2024
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2024
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2024
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2024
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2024
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2024
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2024
Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia2024
Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia2024
Betony Betonica officinalis2024
Betony Betonica officinalis2024
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2024
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Cowslip Primula veris2024
Cowslip Primula veris2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2024
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2024
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2024
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2024
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2024
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2024
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2024
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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