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Chelvey Wood - Grassland

9 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 59m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Grassland — spring and summer wildflowers

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 13 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
Two Rivers WayWalking route32 km

Congresbury to Keynsham

Named routeRef 2RWLength 32 kmRegional walking route
Round Yatton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RYWLocal walking route
Watercatch Walk, TyntesfieldWalking route1.6 km

This circular walk is full of historical and natural interest. Watercatch walk takes you past an old single avenue of monkey puzzle trees, a summerhouse, Watercatch and old Second World War remains, before descending into a wooded combe and back along the

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal 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
Breakneckpublic footpath · 142 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 142 mPath type: footway
Breakneckpublic footpath · 48 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 48 mPath type: steps
Breakneckpublic footpath · 112 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 112 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Festival WayCycling route
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
Clifton Link: Long Ashton to FeltonCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route226 m
Named routeRef 33Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route206 m
Named routeRef 33Length 206 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Fountains Timberbridleway · 63 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 63 mPath type: service
Fountains Timberbridleway · 26 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 26 mPath type: service

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