Hunstrete Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
7 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.35527, -2.51381
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £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 km8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km▾
Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bristol & Bath Railway PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef B&BRPLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
Photos
Three Peaks Walk near Hunstrete House
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Wildlife to spot
35,321 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,321 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jay · Blackbird +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Beautiful Demoiselle · Speckled Bush-cricket · Cheilosia · Platycheirus albimanus · Platycheirus +49
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- CheilosiaCheilosia
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens
- Hairy Shieldbug
Common Hemp-nettle · Epipactis helleborine x purpurata = E. x schulzei · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Pendulous Sedge · Bracken +9
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
- Epipactis helleborine x purpurata = E. x schulzeiEpipactis helleborine x purpurata = E. x schulzei
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,321 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jay · Blackbird +40
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Beautiful Demoiselle · Speckled Bush-cricket · Cheilosia · Platycheirus albimanus · Platycheirus +49
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- CheilosiaCheilosia
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
- Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens
- Hairy Shieldbug
Common Hemp-nettle · Epipactis helleborine x purpurata = E. x schulzei · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Pendulous Sedge · Bracken +9
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
- Epipactis helleborine x purpurata = E. x schulzeiEpipactis helleborine x purpurata = E. x schulzei
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraLeucozona laternariaLeucozona laternariaLeucozona laternariaLeucozona laternariaAnthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscusAnthrenus fuscusMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaLeucozona glauciaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaCheilosia impressaCheilosia impressaCheilosia impressaCheilosia impressaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaEristalis intricariaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorumWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiCheilosia sororCheilosia sororCheilosia sororCheilosia sororBaccha elongataBaccha elongataBaccha elongataBaccha elongataBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusCommon Orange LegionnaireBeris vallataCommon Orange LegionnaireBeris vallataCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusDidea fasciataDidea fasciataDidea fasciataDidea fasciataMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedusSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensDark-winged BlackPachygaster atraDark-winged BlackPachygaster atraMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctellaPipizellaPipizellaPipizellaPipizellaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisSpheginaSpheginaSpheginaSpheginaLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusGreater Stitchwort
Greater Stitchwort
Stellaria holostea
Stellaria holostea
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