Longley Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦋Insects🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.30200, -2.39631
Open directionsv
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
- 🌿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
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
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