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Ilsyngrove - Broadleaved woodland

9 ha

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.41570, -2.55565

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Foraging

Plants — Procumbent Yellow-sorrel, Elder, Bristly Oxtongue +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +26 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, False Fox-sedge, Common Ragwort +124 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, False Fox-sedge, Common Ragwort +124 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 3

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Frome Valley WalkwayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef FVWLength 29 kmLocal walking route
The DramwayWalking route15 km

The route of a 19th century tramway that carried coal from Coalpit Heath down to the River Avon

Named routeLength 15 kmLocal walking route
Bristol Triangular City WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

152 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Concorde WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWLocal cycle route
Downs QuietwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Whitchurch WayCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Whitchurch WayCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Whitchurch WayCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Whitchurch Railway Pathrestricted byway · 15 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 15 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Whitchurch Railway Pathrestricted byway · 405 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 405 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pedal this way

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hengrove ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Keynsham Memorial ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Redcatch ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱The Northern Slopes (The Novers)Urban park3.3 km→🌱Crox BottomUrban park3.3 km→

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