Glade
← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Hope Wood

✦ Ancient woodland66 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome66 ha

Getting here

51.23498, -2.68054

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Raven +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Raven +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Wall Scalewort, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 38 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
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
East Mendip WayWalking route
Named routeRef EMWRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route231 m
Named routeRef 3Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dursdon Drovebyway open to all traffic · 413 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 413 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Dursdon Drovebyway open to all traffic · 430 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 430 mPath type: track
Dursdon Drovebyway open to all traffic · 233 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 233 mPath type: track
Dursdon Drovebyway open to all traffic · 676 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 676 mPath type: track
Dursdon Drovebyway open to all traffic · 54 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 54 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

At the edge of Ebbor Gorge

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

At the edge of Ebbor Gorge

1 / 21

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well houseHistoric site3.9 km→✦Deserted medieval farmstead and field system NW of Ebbor WoodHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Cathedral GreenUrban park3.7 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦Priddy Glebe Barrow: a bowl barrow 25m north of St. Lawrence's ChurchHistoric site2.8 km→✦Milton Lodge and The CombeHistoric site2.8 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: d4dacc42-06c2-4c9d-8015-baf72e1dc597