Getting here
51.46339, -2.71632
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Wall Screw-moss +67 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Green Shieldbug +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Green Shieldbug +42 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
21 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Watercatch Walk, TyntesfieldWalking route1.6 km
This circular walk is full of historical and natural interest. Watercatch walk takes you past an old single avenue of monkey puzzle trees, a summerhouse, Watercatch and old Second World War remains, before descending into a wooded combe and back along the
Cadbury Camp Ramble, Bristol CountrysideWalking route3.2 km
Walk through the Somerset countryside & spot wildlife like the silver-washed fritillary butterfly & six-spot burnet moth. Encounter Cadbury Camp Iron Age hillfort & views across the Severn Estuary & Mendips. Uneven surface, gates, stiles & steep gradients
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 94 m
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 687 m
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 698 m
🚴Cycling
110 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 41Cycling route
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Route 26Cycling route
Festival WayCycling route
PortwayCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Super Nova TrailMountain bike route
Nova TrailMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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