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Fir Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 161m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

13 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Ivy-leaved Toadflax · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 73 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gordano RoundWalking route42 km
Named routeLength 42 kmLocal walking route
Nailsea RoundWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Round Yatton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RYWLocal walking route
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
Loop WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Valley Roadpublic footpath · 58 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Rippleside Roadpublic footpath · 22 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Old Park Roadpublic footpath · 78 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Crabtree PathCycling route
Named routeRef CPLocal cycle route
Kennaway PathCycling route
Named routeRef KPLocal cycle route
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network

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