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Hillclose Brake

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.58025, -2.33374

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Rhamphus pulicarius · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Little Avon CircuitWalking route1.5 km

Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.

Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Stanley WalkWalking route1 km

The easiest walk. Follows attractive woodland rides, largely level and on grass.

Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 3Walking route10 km
Named routeRef WGR3Length 10 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Bath Lanebridleway · 1.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.6 kmSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hillclose Brake

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hillclose Brake

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BADMINTON HOUSEHistoric site3.8 km→✦Horton CampHistoric site2.5 km→✦Roman villa and bathhouse remains in Lower Woods, 115m north west of Lower Woods LodgeHistoric site2.8 km→✦Old Sodbury CampHistoric site4.4 km→✦Large multivallate hillfort 230m south of Cross Hands FarmHistoric site4.4 km→✦Single-span bridge called Horse Bridge 260m WSW of Chase Hill HouseHistoric site4.7 km→

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