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Fierypits Brake

1 ha

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.59656, -2.56298

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Rose Chafer, Azure Damselfly +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Rose Chafer, Azure Damselfly +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km
Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean DownWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Broadrush Brake creates an avenue of trees

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Broadrush Brake creates an avenue of trees

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mundy Playing FieldsUrban park2.5 km→🌱Mundy Playing FieldsUrban park2.5 km→🌱Oldown Country ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱StreamleazeUrban park3.5 km→🌱StreamleazeUrban park3.5 km→⚽The Mundy Playing FieldsPlaying field2.5 km→

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