Parson's Brake - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.32427, -2.46030
Open directionsv
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
- ☕Meadgate Farm Shop Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ 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
- ☕Meadgate Farm Shop Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £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
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Peaks WalkWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km▾
Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route
35 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
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Wildlife to spot
15,919 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,919 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Magpie · Great Tit +39
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Feral CatFelis catus
Migrant Hawker · Beautiful Demoiselle
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Glaucous Sedge · Ash · Black Bryony · Festuca rubra · Feverfew +58
- Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
- Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,919 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Magpie · Great Tit +39
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Feral CatFelis catus
Migrant Hawker · Beautiful Demoiselle
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Glaucous Sedge · Ash · Black Bryony · Festuca rubra · Feverfew +58
- Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
- Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
