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Beacon Lane Plantation

3 ha

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.49811, -2.35520

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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 52m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Eristalis tenax +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Eristalis tenax +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Frome Valley WalkwayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef FVWLength 29 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km
Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route
The terraces walk at Dyrham Park, Dyrham ParkWalking route4 km

This circular route takes you through open parkland, tranquil woodland terraces and the formal beauty of the West Garden at Dyrham Park. Terrain is steep & uneven in places & seasonally muddy.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Bath Roadpublic footpath · 26 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 26 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Yate LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Yate Spur (current)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bath Roadbridleway · 119 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 119 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Beacon Lanebridleway · 578 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 578 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Cotswold Way in Beacon Lane Plantation

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Cotswold Way in Beacon Lane Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦DYRHAM PARKHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Dyrham ParkUrban park2.2 km→✦DODINGTON HOUSEHistoric site2 km→🌱Dyrham ParkUrban park2.1 km→✦Slight univallate hillfort 985m north east of Talbot FarmHistoric site1.6 km→🌱The TerracesUrban park2.3 km→

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