Dudley Wood - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.49836, -2.45032
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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
- 📍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 km6 signed routes nearby · 32 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
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km▾
Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km▾
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
The Dramwaypublic footpath · 241 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 241 mPath type: footway
The Dramwaypublic footpath · 687 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 687 mPath type: footway
77 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
18,263 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,263 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- CootFulica atra
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
7-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum · Sphaerophoria · Syritta pipiens +59
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,263 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- CootFulica atra
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
7-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum · Sphaerophoria · Syritta pipiens +59
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
- Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae2025
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Swollen-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 signata2025SepsisSepsis2025SepsisSepsis2025Zyginella pulchraZyginella pulchra2025Zyginella pulchraZyginella pulchra2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025ParagusParagus2025ParagusParagus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Long-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 luniger2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025NeomyiaNeomyia2025NeomyiaNeomyia20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Tree 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 roboretanus2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025NeoasciaNeoascia2025NeoasciaNeoascia2025PipizellaPipizella2025PipizellaPipizella2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Events & activities nearby
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