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Long barrow on Redhill

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📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.36926, -2.72028

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Forked Veilwort +67 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Forked Veilwort +67 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Darter, Red-legged Shieldbug +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Darter, Red-legged Shieldbug +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 5 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
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Two Rivers WayWalking route32 km

Congresbury to Keynsham

Named routeRef 2RWLength 32 kmRegional walking route
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km
Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Clifton Link: Long Ashton to FeltonCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km
Named routeRef 3Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A38 at Redhill

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A38 at Redhill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉FELTON COMMONNature reserve2.4 km→✦tumulusHistoric site2.3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→💧Blagdon LakeReservoir4.3 km→💧Blagdon LakeReservoir4.3 km→🐄Lye Cross Farm shopVisitor farm1.7 km→

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