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Brockley Wood

✦ Ancient woodland169 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome169 ha

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
  • 🅿️Goblin Combe Car Park 102m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Goldenrod · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Robin, Coal Tit, Goldcrest +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Marbled White +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 57 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Rivers WayWalking route32 km

Congresbury to Keynsham

Named routeRef 2RWLength 32 kmRegional walking route
Round Yatton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RYWLocal walking route
Nailsea RoundWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tyntesfield Tynings Walk, TyntesfieldWalking route1.6 km

This gentle walk passes through ancient woodland, where there are plenty of flowers to see in the spring and meanders into a hay field full of oxeye daisies in May and June. The terrain can be uneven under foot in places and muddy when wet.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Turner's Waypublic footpath · 214 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 214 mSurface dirtIncline 20%Path type: footway
Cleeve Drivepublic footpath · 168 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mPath type: residential
Plunder Streetpublic footpath · 79 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Festival WayCycling route
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

22 public paths nearby

Public paths
Fountains Timberbridleway · 63 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 63 mPath type: service
Fountains Timberbridleway · 29 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 29 mPath type: service
Fountains Timberbridleway · 26 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 26 mPath type: service
Chapel Lanebridleway · 184 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 184 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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Permissive path in Brockley Wood

Permissive path in Brockley Wood

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