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High Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha
WildlifeInsectsDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 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 204m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Prior's WoodWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Gordano RoundWalking route42 km
Named routeLength 42 kmLocal walking route
Nailsea RoundWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Step Free Route, TyntesfieldWalking route2 km

This route avoids steps across the estate, and loops around the house, the lower front terraces and up the Holly Walk. You are welcome to roam freely in the garden.

Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Tyntesfield Tynings Walk, TyntesfieldWalking route1.6 km

This gentle walk passes through ancient woodland, where there are plenty of flowers to see in the spring and meanders into a hay field full of oxeye daisies in May and June. The terrain can be uneven under foot in places and muddy when wet.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 231 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 231 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

42 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
Festival WayCycling route
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
Crabtree PathCycling route
Named routeRef CPLocal cycle route
Kennaway PathCycling route
Named routeRef KPLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

23 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cadbury Camp Lane Westbridleway · 41 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 41 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Cadbury Camp Lane Westbridleway · 129 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 129 mSurface rockPath type: bridleway
Cadbury Camp Lane Westbridleway · 67 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 67 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Cattery Runbridleway · 70 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 70 mPath type: bridleway
Cadbury Camp Lane Westbridleway · 13 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

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