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Higher Campsdown Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome11 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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hazel, Holly, Ash +121 more · last seen 2022

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Swallow, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Swallow, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug, Cicadella viridis +156 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Pedunculate Oak, Bilberry +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Estuary WalkWalking route
Named routeRef AEWLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route183 m
Named routeRef 28Length 183 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route157 m
Named routeRef 28Length 157 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route421 m
Named routeRef 28Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 28Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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