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East Tanpit Wood

15 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Walking trails

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, 7-spot Ladybird, Gatekeeper +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, 7-spot Ladybird, Gatekeeper +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Hornschuch's Beard-moss, Forked Veilwort +48 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Hornschuch's Beard-moss, Forked Veilwort +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
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
Bristol Triangular City WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 294 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 294 mPath type: footway
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 485 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 485 mPath type: path
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 511 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 511 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

170 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National 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
Downs WayCycling route
Named routeRef DWLocal cycle route
PortwayCycling route
Named routeRef PWLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Super Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named routeIncline down
Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 582 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 582 mPath type: service
Gordano Roundbridleway · 490 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 490 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Green Lanebridleway · 248 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 248 mPath type: service
Gordano Roundbridleway · 174 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 174 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

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