Berwick Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 25 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
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51.52303, -2.63825
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort, Wall Screw-moss +1 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bristol Triangular City Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Community Forest Path Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Ref CFP Length 72 km Local walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean Down Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Oakhill Lane public footpath · 109 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 109 m Path type: residential
Show on map 138 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Concorde Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Local cycle route
Show on map River Avon Trail Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Downs Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref DW Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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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16,723 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,723 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Meadow Plant Bug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +22
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Water-soldier
Water-soldier Stratiotes aloides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,723 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Meadow Plant Bug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +22
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Water-soldier
Water-soldier Stratiotes aloides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Chrysops Chrysops2025
Chrysops Chrysops2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum2025
Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 