Leigh Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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51.46237, -2.68381
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Don's Thread-moss, Forked Veilwort, Fern-leaved Hook-moss +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Samaritans Way South West Walking route 166 km ▾
Named route Length 166 km Regional walking route
Show on map Watercatch Walk, Tyntesfield Walking route 1.6 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 route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bristol Triangular City Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Gordano Round public footpath · 597 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 597 m Surface ground Path type: footway
Show on map Pill Road public footpath · 45 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 45 m Path type: tertiary
Show on map Gordano Round public footpath · 290 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 290 m Surface ground Path type: footway
Show on map 186 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Festival Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref FW Local cycle route
Show on map Downs Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref DW Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Super Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Incline down
Show on map Nova Trail Mountain bike route ▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
45,512 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,512 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie +37
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🌿 Plants 66 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Don's Thread-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +61
Don's Thread-moss Bryum donianum Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Stanford Screw-moss Hennediella stanfordensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,512 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie +37
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🌿 Plants 66 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Don's Thread-moss · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Creeping Feather-moss +61
Don's Thread-moss Bryum donianum Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens Stanford Screw-moss Hennediella stanfordensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Wild Madder Rubia peregrina
Wild Madder Rubia peregrina
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Pea Bryum Bryum ruderale
Pea Bryum Bryum ruderale
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae
Ivy Broomrape Orobanche hederae
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii
Nicholson's Beard-moss Didymodon nicholsonii
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Tender Feather-moss Rhynchostegiella tenella
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Dusky Beard-moss Didymodon luridus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Fallacious Beard-moss Didymodon fallax
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
Dwarf Feather-moss Microeurhynchium pumilum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Beech Feather-moss Cirriphyllum crassinervium
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