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Farleigh Wood

✦ Ancient woodland34 ha

📷 Phil Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

51.30543, -2.29787

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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
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Lyell's Bristle-moss +48 more · last seen 2022

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Kingfisher +29 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Kingfisher +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km
Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route
Kennet and Avon Canal TrailWalking route140 km

Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.

Named routeRef K&ALength 140 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bath Two Tunnels CircuitCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Colliers WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Farleigh Wood

📷 Phil Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Barton Farm Country ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Southwick Country ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦IFORD MANORHistoric site2.9 km→✦Hinton Priory Carthusian charterhouse and associated water management featuresHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Westwood ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Westwood ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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