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Ruthercombe Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Ray Bird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.57421, -2.33351

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 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
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
Frome Valley WalkwayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef FVWLength 29 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Bath Lanebridleway · 1.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.6 kmSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sunflowers in field, nr Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire 2003

📷 Ray Bird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sunflowers in field, nr Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire 2003

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BADMINTON HOUSEHistoric site3.4 km→✦Horton CampHistoric site1.8 km→✦Roman villa and bathhouse remains in Lower Woods, 115m north west of Lower Woods LodgeHistoric site3.2 km→✦Old Sodbury CampHistoric site3.7 km→✦Large multivallate hillfort 230m south of Cross Hands FarmHistoric site3.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.9 km→

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