Grove Wood - Broadleaved woodland
12 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
51.28458, -2.43968
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 153m away — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 153m away — 8 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 24
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km▾
Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Colliers WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norton Radstock GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route45 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route47 m▾
Named routeLength 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route77 m▾
Named routeLength 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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![Track on the former Great Western Railway [Radstock Branch]](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/75/67/5756755_f83c2cdb.jpg)
Track on the former Great Western Railway [Radstock Branch]
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Wildlife to spot
24,450 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
24,450 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Goldcrest · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +31
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Slow-worm
Lesser Stag Beetle · Common Darter
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Spear-leaved Willowherb · Viper's-bugloss · Hoary Ragwort · Common Ragwort · Broad-leaved Dock +87
- Spear-leaved WillowherbEpilobium lanceolatum
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Salix fragilisSalix fragilis
- TimothyPhleum pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,450 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Goldcrest · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +31
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Slow-worm
Lesser Stag Beetle · Common Darter
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Spear-leaved Willowherb · Viper's-bugloss · Hoary Ragwort · Common Ragwort · Broad-leaved Dock +87
- Spear-leaved WillowherbEpilobium lanceolatum
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Salix fragilisSalix fragilis
- TimothyPhleum pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Guelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaWild PlumPrunus domesticaWild PlumPrunus domesticaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCharlockSinapis arvensisCharlockSinapis arvensisPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWild OnionAllium vinealeWild OnionAllium vinealeRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusGiant ScabiousCephalaria giganteaGiant ScabiousCephalaria giganteaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaFennelFoeniculum vulgareFennelFoeniculum vulgareHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumEvents & activities nearby
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