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Long Ashton Golf Course

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.43350, -2.67336

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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 85m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Greater Stitchwort, Garlic Mustard +39 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper, Green Shieldbug +112 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper, Green Shieldbug +112 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Blackthorn, Hogweed +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 36 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
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
Leigh Woods Woodland Wander, Leigh WoodsWalking route1.6 km

Pass the natural play area & walk through beautiful woodland with rare & veteran trees as well as grassland. Stokeleigh Camp hillfort is perched on the edge of the Avon Gorge, with dramatic views along the river. Some seasonally muddy / rocky sections.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Warren Lanepublic footpath · 219 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 219 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Warren Lanepublic footpath · 72 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Lovelinch Gardenspublic footpath · 115 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 115 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

122 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Downs QuietwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Downs QuietwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
River Avon Trail Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clifton Link: Long Ashton to FeltonCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Super Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named routeIncline down
Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Earth outlines above Long Ashton

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Earth outlines above Long Ashton

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🌱Brunel Open SpaceUrban park3.7 km→🌱Greville Smyth ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Greville Smyth ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Clifton DownUrban park5 km→🌱TyntesfieldUrban park2.4 km→✦TYNTESFIELDHistoric site2.5 km→

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