Blackberry Brake ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.52176, -2.47778
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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 🛝 Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 269m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Anomalous Bristle-moss, Forked Veilwort · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rose Chafer, Common Cockchafer +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rose Chafer, Common Cockchafer +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire) Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref JWSG Length 27 km 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 The Dramway Walking route 15 km ▾
The route of a 19th century tramway that carried coal from Coalpit Heath down to the River Avon
Named route Length 15 km Local walking route
Show on map Roundways public footpath · 103 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 103 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Henfield Road public footpath · 63 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 63 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Roundways public footpath · 128 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 128 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Concorde Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Local cycle route
Show on map Yate Spur Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Avon Wiltshire Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Yate Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Filton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on 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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Wildlife to spot
32,016 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,016 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +49
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Large Willow Aphid · Syrphus · Epistrophe eligans · Scathophaga stercoraria +6
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Syrphus Syrphus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hairy Shieldbug Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,016 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +49
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 11 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Meliscaeva auricollis · Large Willow Aphid · Syrphus · Epistrophe eligans · Scathophaga stercoraria +6
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus Syrphus Syrphus Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hairy Shieldbug Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Zygina angusta Zygina angusta
Zygina angusta Zygina angusta
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 