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West Park Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha
WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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

15 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Watercatch Walk, TyntesfieldWalking route1.6 km

This circular walk is full of historical and natural interest. Watercatch walk takes you past an old single avenue of monkey puzzle trees, a summerhouse, Watercatch and old Second World War remains, before descending into a wooded combe and back along the

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Cadbury Camp Ramble, Bristol CountrysideWalking route3.2 km

Walk through the Somerset countryside & spot wildlife like the silver-washed fritillary butterfly & six-spot burnet moth. Encounter Cadbury Camp Iron Age hillfort & views across the Severn Estuary & Mendips. Uneven surface, gates, stiles & steep gradients

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:10Round tripLocal walking route
Round Yatton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RYWLocal walking route
Loop WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean DownWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 231 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 231 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Festival WayCycling route
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
Crabtree PathCycling route
Named routeRef CPLocal cycle route
Kennaway PathCycling route
Named routeRef KPLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

25 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cadbury Camp Lane Westbridleway · 38 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 38 mSurface rockPath type: bridleway
Cadbury Camp Lane Westbridleway · 121 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 121 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Cattery Runbridleway · 70 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 70 mPath type: bridleway
Cadbury Camp Lane Westbridleway · 539 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 539 mSurface rockPath type: bridleway
Cadbury Camp Lanebridleway · 911 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 911 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

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