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Chummock Wood

✦ Ancient woodland123 ha

📷 Adrian and Janet Quantock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome123 ha

Getting here

51.45224, -2.77020

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 423m away — 2 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
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +11 more · last seen 2025

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

15 signed routes nearby · 72 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
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

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:10Round tripLocal walking route
Round Yatton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RYWLocal walking route
Loop WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean DownWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Stonehenge Lanepublic footpath · 204 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 204 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 231 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 231 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Causewaypublic footpath · 146 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 146 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Festival WayCycling route
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
Northern PathCycling route
Named routeRef NPLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

39 public paths nearby

Public paths
Old Lanerestricted byway · 293 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 293 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Cadbury Camp Lane Westbridleway · 38 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 38 mSurface rockPath type: bridleway
Cadbury Camp Lane Westbridleway · 121 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 121 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Cadbury Camp Lane Westbridleway · 539 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 539 mSurface rockPath type: bridleway
Cadbury Camp Lane Westbridleway · 166 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 166 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lime Breach Wood

📷 Adrian and Janet Quantock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lime Breach Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Lake GroundsUrban park4.2 km→🐄Noah's Ark Zoo FarmVisitor farm1.9 km→🌱Millennium ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Beach Hill AllotmentsUrban park4 km→🌱Lake GroundsUrban park4.2 km→✦TYNTESFIELDHistoric site4.6 km→

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