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Brotton Hill Wood

3 ha

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.51260, -2.29219

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Merlin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Merlin +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Hogweed, Common Twayblade · last seen 2022; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Hogweed, Common Twayblade · last seen 2022

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional 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
The terraces walk at Dyrham Park, Dyrham ParkWalking route4 km

This circular route takes you through open parkland, tranquil woodland terraces and the formal beauty of the West Garden at Dyrham Park. Terrain is steep & uneven in places & seasonally muddy.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route
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Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brotton Hill Wood

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brotton Hill Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦DODINGTON HOUSEHistoric site4.2 km→🌱St Michael and All Angels ChurchUrban park3.6 km→✦Large multivallate hillfort 230m south of Cross Hands FarmHistoric site4.9 km→✦Old Sodbury CampHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Long barrow 500m north of Lugbury FarmHistoric site3.3 km→

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