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Rose Wood - Broadleaved woodland

21 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.29116, -2.81644

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 228m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 26

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km
Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route
Prowse's Lanepublic footpath · 334 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 334 mPath type: service
Wall Greenpublic footpath · 69 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mPath type: service
Coffin Lanepublic footpath · 158 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 158 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 26Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 26Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route115 m
Named routeRef 26Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path to Fry's Hill

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path to Fry's Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱All Weather PitchUrban park3.2 km→🌱Hannah More ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦Roman settlement site, Anglo-Saxon and Norman royal palace, and St Columbanus' ChapelHistoric site3.3 km→✦Dolebury Camp: a large univallate hillfort and associated and later earthworks on Dolebury WarrenHistoric site4.5 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds400 m→💧Cheddar Reservoir SSSIReservoir1.6 km→

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