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Fry's Bottom Wood

16 ha

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.34382, -2.53540

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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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coal Tit, Robin, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coal Tit, Robin, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Paris, Pointed Lattice-moss, Shaw's Bristle-moss +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Herb-Paris, Pointed Lattice-moss, Shaw's Bristle-moss +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional 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
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 3Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 5.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route489 m
Named routeRef 3Length 489 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A natural pond in Fry's Bottom Wood

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A natural pond in Fry's Bottom Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉FOLLY FARMNature reserve2 km→🌱Paulton Memorial ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Paulton Memorial ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦Bridge near Manor HouseHistoric site4.2 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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