Chandler's Brake ✦ Ancient woodland 17 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.52875, -2.62530
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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 🅿️ Parking on site — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Wall Screw-moss, Dilated Scalewort +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bristol Triangular City Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Community Forest Path Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Ref CFP Length 72 km Local walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean Down Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 124 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Concorde Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CW Local cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Filton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Downs Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref DW Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
18,223 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,223 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Redwing · Magpie +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Meadow Plant Bug · Polydrusus formosus · Cerobasis guestfalica +15
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025 Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025 Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica Wall Screw-moss
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,223 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Redwing · Magpie +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Meadow Plant Bug · Polydrusus formosus · Cerobasis guestfalica +15
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025 Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025 Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica Wall Screw-moss
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum2025
Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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