Folly Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.34594, -2.56396
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km▾
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km▾
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Three Peaks WalkWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Two Rivers WayWalking route32 km▾
Congresbury to Keynsham
Named routeRef 2RWLength 32 kmRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route531 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route85 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Folly Farm from the heights of Dowling's Wood
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Wildlife to spot
15,703 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,703 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumn
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Raven · Wren · House Martin +31
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwiftApus apus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Large White · Common Blue +29
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
🌿Plants29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lesser Celandine · Creeping Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Great Scented Liverwort · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +24
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,703 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
springautumn
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Green Woodpecker · Raven · Wren · House Martin +31
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RavenCorvus corax
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwiftApus apus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Large White · Common Blue +29
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
🌿Plants29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Lesser Celandine · Creeping Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Great Scented Liverwort · Long-beaked Water Feather-moss +24
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
- Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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