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Centre Walk Brake

4 ha

📷 Ray Bird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.53635, -2.26912

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Large White, Small White, Peacock +15 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid, Yorkshire-fog +19 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid, Yorkshire-fog +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Elder, Hogweed, Dandelion +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Greater Spotted Woodpecker, nr Badminton, Gloucestershire 1992

📷 Ray Bird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Greater Spotted Woodpecker, nr Badminton, Gloucestershire 1992

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BADMINTON HOUSEHistoric site2.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱St Michael and All Angels ChurchUrban park1.2 km→✦Stone cross in churchyard, Littleton DrewHistoric site2.5 km→✦Long barrow 500m north of Lugbury FarmHistoric site3.8 km→🐄Burton Farm Shop and KitchenVisitor farm2.4 km→

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