Bodkin Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.56550, -2.30836
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Little Avon CircuitWalking route1.5 km▾
Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Stanley WalkWalking route1 km▾
The easiest walk. Follows attractive woodland rides, largely level and on grass.
Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bodkin Hazel Lanebridleway · 1.7 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.7 kmPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
6,131 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,131 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Blue Tit +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Stoat
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- StoatMustela erminea
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Scarlet Pimpernel · Woodruff · Broad Buckler-fern · Guelder-rose · Red Campion +74
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- WoodruffGalium odoratum
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Wood MilletMilium effusum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,131 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Blue Tit +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Stoat
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- StoatMustela erminea
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Scarlet Pimpernel · Woodruff · Broad Buckler-fern · Guelder-rose · Red Campion +74
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- WoodruffGalium odoratum
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Wood MilletMilium effusum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas