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Birch Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.44671, -2.53976

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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 210m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +125 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +125 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Lyell's Bristle-moss, Dilated Scalewort +17 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

9 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Frome Valley WalkwayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef FVWLength 29 kmLocal walking route
The DramwayWalking route15 km

The route of a 19th century tramway that carried coal from Coalpit Heath down to the River Avon

Named routeLength 15 kmLocal walking route
Bristol Triangular City WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hundred Stepspublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: footway
Hundred Stepspublic footpath · 50 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mPath type: steps
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Cycling

243 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Concorde WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWLocal cycle route
Downs QuietwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Downs QuietwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitchurch WayCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Whitchurch WayCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lower Conham Valebridleway · 99 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 99 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Stream Footpathbridleway · 202 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 202 mSurface concretePath type: footway
Lower Conham Valebridleway · 174 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 174 mSurface pavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Boat House, Birch Wood, St Anne's

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Boat House, Birch Wood, St Anne's

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🌱Hengrove ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Keynsham Memorial ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️OLDBURY HALL ESTATECountry park4.8 km→🌱Oldbury Court Estate/Vassals ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Page ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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