Longley Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
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🦋Insects🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.30200, -2.39631
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km▾
Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route
46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
Colliers WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Norton Radstock GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route45 m▾
Named routeRef 24Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route47 m▾
Named routeLength 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route77 m▾
Named routeLength 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tenantsfield Lanebridleway · 317 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 317 mPath type: track
Tenantsfield Lanebridleway · 722 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 722 mPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
13,153 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,153 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Barn Owl · Treecreeper · Chiffchaff · Dunnock +25
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common Earwig · Common Darter · Eristalis pertinax · Parent Bug
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Hawthorn · Field Maple · Polygonum aviculare · Cow Parsley · Lady's Bedstraw +105
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,153 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Barn Owl · Treecreeper · Chiffchaff · Dunnock +25
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common Earwig · Common Darter · Eristalis pertinax · Parent Bug
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Hawthorn · Field Maple · Polygonum aviculare · Cow Parsley · Lady's Bedstraw +105
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
HogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumBearded CouchElymus caninusBearded CouchElymus caninusBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaClustered BellflowerCampanula glomerataClustered BellflowerCampanula glomerataBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaBurnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifragaHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaCarline ThistleCarlina vulgarisCarline ThistleCarlina vulgarisBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataHopHumulus lupulusHopHumulus lupulusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaWayfaring-treeViburnum lantanaWild-oatAvena fatuaWild-oatAvena fatuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensGrey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescensGrey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescensGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseUpright BromeBromopsis erectaUpright BromeBromopsis erectaClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisRoseRosaRoseRosaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisRound-leaved FluellenKickxia spuriaRound-leaved FluellenKickxia spuriaAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusGiant FescueSchedonorus giganteusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusEvents & activities nearby
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