Cann Brake - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.44431, -2.47768
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDeciduous 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 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map The Dramway Walking route 15 km ▾
The route of a 19th century tramway that carried coal from Coalpit Heath down to the River Avon
Named route Length 15 km Local walking route
Show on map Community Forest Path Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Ref CFP Length 72 km Local walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map 119 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Avon Wiltshire Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Wesley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
27,214 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,214 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle +14
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,214 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 19 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle +14
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 