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Barn Plantation

18 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

51.45313, -2.71198

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 359m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small White +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small White +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Wall Screw-moss +67 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Wall Screw-moss +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

22 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
Watercatch Walk, TyntesfieldWalking route1.6 km

This circular walk is full of historical and natural interest. Watercatch walk takes you past an old single avenue of monkey puzzle trees, a summerhouse, Watercatch and old Second World War remains, before descending into a wooded combe and back along the

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Cadbury Camp Ramble, Bristol CountrysideWalking route3.2 km

Walk through the Somerset countryside & spot wildlife like the silver-washed fritillary butterfly & six-spot burnet moth. Encounter Cadbury Camp Iron Age hillfort & views across the Severn Estuary & Mendips. Uneven surface, gates, stiles & steep gradients

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:10Round tripLocal walking route
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 94 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 94 mPath type: footway
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 225 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 225 mPath type: footway
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 541 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 541 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

106 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Festival WayCycling route
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
PortwayCycling route
Named routeRef PWLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Super Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named routeIncline down
Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Portbury Lane in Barn Plantation

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Portbury Lane in Barn Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Noah's Ark Zoo FarmVisitor farm2.1 km→✦TYNTESFIELDHistoric site1.7 km→🌱TyntesfieldUrban park1.8 km→🌱Millennium ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦The American MonumentHistoric site3.6 km→

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