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Decoy Control Building

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📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.37340, -2.60553

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Grey Heron +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Grey Heron +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Drake, Greater Bulb-Fly, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Drake, Greater Bulb-Fly, Southern Oak Bush-cricket +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Knapweed, Ribwort Plantain +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Knapweed, Ribwort Plantain +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Three Peaks WalkWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Two Rivers WayWalking route32 km

Congresbury to Keynsham

Named routeRef 2RWLength 32 kmRegional walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Malago GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef MGWLocal cycle route
Whitchurch WayCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Whitchurch WayCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wartime relic above Chew Magna

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wartime relic above Chew Magna

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hengrove ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Willmott ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Withywood ParkUrban park4.2 km→🦉FOLLY FARMNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Withywood ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Briery Leaze Road Open SpaceUrban park4.8 km→

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