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Bourton Combe

✦ Ancient woodland42 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome42 ha

Getting here

51.41222, -2.71000

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Robin, Wren +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Robin, Wren +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, White Fibrecap, Deer Shield +265 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, White Fibrecap, Deer Shield +265 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Wood Blewits, Conical Brittlestem +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 19 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
Round Yatton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RYWLocal walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal 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
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Festival WayCycling route
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
Clifton Link: Long Ashton to FeltonCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Clifton LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 334National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route19 m
Named routeLength 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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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
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Horse riding

23 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tinker's Lanerestricted byway · 1.2 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.2 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path junction, Bourton Combe

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path junction, Bourton Combe

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱TyntesfieldUrban park2.8 km→✦TYNTESFIELDHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Millennium ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Trendlewood ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Peel ParkUrban park3.3 km→🦉FELTON COMMONNature reserve3.4 km→

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