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Old Park Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.47246, -2.68046

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 151m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 39 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
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
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
Bristol Triangular City WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Crockerne Drivepublic footpath · 163 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 163 mPath type: residential
Star Lanepublic footpath · 45 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mPath type: pedestrian
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 290 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 290 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

185 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National 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
Downs WayCycling route
Named routeRef DWLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Super Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named routeIncline down
Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Catherine's Mead, Ham Green

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Catherine's Mead, Ham Green

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brunel Open SpaceUrban park4.9 km→🌱Kings Weston EstateUrban park2.5 km→✦KINGS WESTON HOUSEHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Clifton DownUrban park3.8 km→✦BLAISE CASTLE AND HAMLETHistoric site4.5 km→🐄Noah's Ark Zoo FarmVisitor farm4.7 km→

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