Lower Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
7 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.32545, -2.43397
Open directionsv
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 355m away — 2 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 355m away — 2 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
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km▾
Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bath Two Tunnels CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Colliers WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norton Radstock GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Two Tunnels GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 244National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route45 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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2009 : At the north east corner of Carlingcott
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Wildlife to spot
22,218 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
22,218 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Great Tit +39
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Feral CatFelis catus
Platycis minutus
- Platycis minutusPlatycis minutus
🌿Plants61 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Field Bindweed · Perennial Sow-thistle · Wild Privet · Ash · Smooth Sow-thistle +56
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- ElderSambucus nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,218 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Wren · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Great Tit +39
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Feral CatFelis catus
Platycis minutus
- Platycis minutusPlatycis minutus
🌿Plants61 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Field Bindweed · Perennial Sow-thistle · Wild Privet · Ash · Smooth Sow-thistle +56
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- ElderSambucus nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cow Parsley
Cow Parsley
Anthriscus sylvestris
Anthriscus sylvestris
Black BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataSpiked Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum pyrenaicumSpiked Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum pyrenaicumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataWoolly ThistleCirsium eriophorumWoolly ThistleCirsium eriophorumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleDruce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianumDruce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareGrey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsaGrey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusEvents & activities nearby
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