Common Hill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 67 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 67 ha
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51.46252, -2.81586
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bog-cotton, Purple Moor-grass, Bog Groove-moss · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cadbury Camp Ramble, Bristol Countryside Walking route 3.2 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 route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:10 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Round Yatton Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RYW Local walking route
Show on map Loop Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Cadbury Camp hill walk, Cadbury Camp, Bristol Countryside Walking route 4 km ▾
Climb the hill behind Tickenham to discover the earthworks of Cadbury Camp Iron Age hillfort. Enjoy views across the Severn Estuary & Mendip Hills and look out for wildlife in this nature conservation area. Steep grassy ascent & descent via a rocky gully.
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:20 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cadbury Lane public footpath · 214 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 214 m Path type: residential
Show on map Weston Drove public footpath · 180 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 180 m Path type: track
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pier to Pier Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Festival Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FW Local cycle route
Show on map Crabtree Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CP Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Blackberry Lane bridleway · 175 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 175 m Path type: residential
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Field track heading northwest from Common Hill Wood, Walton-in-Gordano
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70,725 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 70,725 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldcrest · Robin · Carrion Crow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 35 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker · Eristalis pertinax +30
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Blue-tailed Damselfly Bog Groove-moss · Narrow Buckler-fern · Atlantic Ivy
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 70,725 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldcrest · Robin · Carrion Crow +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 35 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker · Eristalis pertinax +30
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Blue-tailed Damselfly Bog Groove-moss · Narrow Buckler-fern · Atlantic Ivy
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Narrow Buckler-fern Dryopteris carthusiana Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans2025
Ischnura elegans2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Cheilosia soror Cheilosia soror2025
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2025
Helophilus hybridus Helophilus hybridus2025
Cheilosia latifrons Cheilosia latifrons2025
Cheilosia latifrons Cheilosia latifrons2025
Pipizella viduata Pipizella viduata2025
Pipizella viduata Pipizella viduata2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Sphaerophoria taeniata Sphaerophoria taeniata2025
Sphaerophoria taeniata Sphaerophoria taeniata2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Yellow-legged Black Pachygaster leachii2025
Yellow-legged Black Pachygaster leachii2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Cheilosia proxima Cheilosia proxima2025
Cheilosia proxima Cheilosia proxima2025 