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Gorse Covert

2 ha

📷 ROGER ROBERTS · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.50424, -2.41059

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Melanelixia subaurifera, Flavoparmelia caperata +51 more · last seen 2017; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Melanelixia subaurifera, Flavoparmelia caperata +51 more · last seen 2017

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Garlic Mustard, Blackthorn +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Danish Scurvygrass, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +100 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Danish Scurvygrass, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +100 more · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Frome Valley WalkwayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef FVWLength 29 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km
Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
The terraces walk at Dyrham Park, Dyrham ParkWalking route4 km

This circular route takes you through open parkland, tranquil woodland terraces and the formal beauty of the West Garden at Dyrham Park. Terrain is steep & uneven in places & seasonally muddy.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yate SpurCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Yate LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Bristol & Bath Railway PathCycling route
Named routeRef B&BRPLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Burbarrow Lanerestricted byway · 189 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 189 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Burbarrow Lanerestricted byway · 1.5 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.5 kmSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Burbarrow Lane, Westerleigh, South Glos

📷 ROGER ROBERTS · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Burbarrow Lane, Westerleigh, South Glos

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dyrham ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦DYRHAM PARKHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Kingsgate ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Kingsgate ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Yate CommonUrban park3.7 km→🌱Armdillio Playing GroundUrban park4.1 km→

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