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Carsons Copse - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha
PicnicFamilyDogs
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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreeToilets

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 4

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 30 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
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 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 routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
Frome Valley WalkwayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef FVWLength 29 kmLocal walking route
River Avon TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RATRegional walking route
Avon and Gloucestershire Railwaypublic footpath · 106 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 106 mPath type: footway
Avon and Gloucestershire Railwaypublic footpath · 427 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 427 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
The Dramwaypublic footpath · 193 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 193 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

122 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling 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
Wesley WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Yate SpurCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

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