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Common Hill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland67 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome67 ha

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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bog-cotton, Purple Moor-grass, Bog Groove-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Cadbury Camp hill walk, Cadbury Camp, Bristol CountrysideWalking route4 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 routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:20Round tripLocal walking route
Cadbury Lanepublic footpath · 214 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 214 mPath type: residential
Weston Drovepublic footpath · 180 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 180 mPath type: track
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Pier to Pier WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Festival WayCycling route
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
Crabtree PathCycling route
Named routeRef CPLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Blackberry Lanebridleway · 175 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 175 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field track heading northwest from Common Hill Wood, Walton-in-Gordano

Field track heading northwest from Common Hill Wood, Walton-in-Gordano

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