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Goss Plantation

2 ha

📷 Maurice Pullin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.37694, -2.49339

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Blackbird
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Meadow Plant Bug, Downland Villa +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Meadow Plant Bug, Downland Villa +10 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

8 signed routes nearby · 2 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
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
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km
Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bristol & Bath Railway PathCycling route
Named routeRef B&BRPLocal cycle route
Whitchurch WayCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Whitchurch WayCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tuckingmill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 864 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 864 mPath type: track
Tuckingmill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 74 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 74 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

2010 : Part of a ploughed field near Compton Dando

📷 Maurice Pullin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

2010 : Part of a ploughed field near Compton Dando

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Keynsham Memorial ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Keynsham Memorial ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦NEWTON PARKHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Old Vicarage GreenUrban park4.6 km→🦉MANOR ROAD COMMUNITY WOODLANDNature reserve3.1 km→🌱Kelston ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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