Dudley Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.49610, -2.45242
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 welcome
Dogs 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
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 36 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
Frome Valley WalkwayWalking route29 km▾
Named routeRef FVWLength 29 kmLocal walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km▾
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal 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
Bristol and Gloucestershire Railwaypublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Bristol and Gloucestershire Railwaypublic footpath · 297 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 297 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
The Dramwaypublic footpath · 241 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 241 mPath type: footway
90 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yate SpurCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Yate LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,982 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
17,982 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Blackcap · House Sparrow · Robin · Starling +39
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
7-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum · Syritta pipiens · Rhyzobius lophanthae +59
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,982 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Magpie · Blackcap · House Sparrow · Robin · Starling +39
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
7-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum · Syritta pipiens · Rhyzobius lophanthae +59
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria2025
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusAphis (Aphis) hederaeAphis (Aphis) hederae2025Aphis (Aphis) hederaeAphis (Aphis) hederae2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2025Zyginella pulchraZyginella pulchra2025Zyginella pulchraZyginella pulchra2025SepsisSepsis2025SepsisSepsis2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025ParagusParagus2025ParagusParagus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025Heringia heringiHeringia heringi2025Heringia heringiHeringia heringi2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes2025White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025NeomyiaNeomyia2025NeomyiaNeomyia2025Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2025Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2025Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Neolygus viridisNeolygus viridis2025Neolygus viridisNeolygus viridis2025Malthinus balteatusMalthinus balteatus2025Malthinus balteatusMalthinus balteatus2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus2025Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025NeoasciaNeoascia2025NeoasciaNeoascia2025PipizellaPipizella2025PipizellaPipizella2025Events & activities nearby
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