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Birch Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.45161, -2.53430

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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
  • 🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional 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
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Bristol Triangular City WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

235 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Malago GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef MGWLocal cycle route
Bristol & Bath Railway PathCycling route
Named routeRef B&BRPLocal cycle route
Festival WayCycling route
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
Filwood GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef FGLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lower Conham Valebridleway · 99 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 99 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Stream Footpathbridleway · 160 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 160 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Stream Footpathbridleway · 202 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 202 mSurface concretePath type: footway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Riverside housing off Crews Hole Road

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Riverside housing off Crews Hole Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Oldbury Court Estate/Vassals ParkUrban park4.2 km→🏞️OLDBURY HALL ESTATECountry park4.2 km→🌱Keynsham Memorial ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Page ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱St George ParkUrban park1.4 km→

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