Long Plantation - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.48897, -2.45674
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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 🐕 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Avon Cycleway
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 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 River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map Cattybrook Road North public footpath · 86 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 86 m Surface paved Path type: unclassified
Show on map Cattybrook Road North public footpath · 78 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 78 m Surface paved Path type: unclassified
Show on map Bristol and Gloucestershire Railway public footpath · 290 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 290 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yate Spur Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Filton 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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cattybrook Road North bridleway · 20 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 20 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos 2011 : View west from Coxgrove Hill
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Wildlife to spot
19,035 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,035 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Robin · House Sparrow · Magpie · Starling +43
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Eupeodes corollae · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Face Fly +53
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025 Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025 Sphaerophoria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,035 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Robin · House Sparrow · Magpie · Starling +43
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 7-spot Ladybird · Rhyzobius lophanthae · Eupeodes corollae · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Face Fly +53
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025 Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025 Sphaerophoria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Aphis (Aphis) hederae Aphis (Aphis) hederae2025
Aphis (Aphis) hederae Aphis (Aphis) hederae2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata2025
Sepsis Sepsis2025
Sepsis Sepsis2025
Zyginella pulchra Zyginella pulchra2025
Zyginella pulchra Zyginella pulchra2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Paragus Paragus2025
Paragus Paragus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens2025
Riponnensia splendens Riponnensia splendens2025
Heringia heringi Heringia heringi2025
Heringia heringi Heringia heringi2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2025
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Neomyia Neomyia2025
Neomyia Neomyia2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum2025
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2025
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Yellow-legged Black Pachygaster leachii2025
Yellow-legged Black Pachygaster leachii2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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