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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.56199, -2.27347
Open directionsv 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 📍 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +12 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +12 more · last seen 2023
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Hyacinthoides, Wood Anemone +8 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Hyacinthoides, Wood Anemone +8 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 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 Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Cherry Orchard Lane public footpath · 22 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 22 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,992 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,992 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Yellowhammer · Robin · Skylark · Blackbird +43
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Swift Apus apus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Redwing Turdus iliacus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2020 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2021 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata Thick-leaved Stonecrop · Ribwort Plantain · Slender Trefoil · White Clover · Bulbous Buttercup +9
Thick-leaved Stonecrop Sedum dasyphyllum Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Slender Trefoil Trifolium micranthum White Clover Trifolium repens Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Yarrow Achillea millefolium Spear Thistle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,992 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Yellowhammer · Robin · Skylark · Blackbird +43
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Swift Apus apus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Redwing Turdus iliacus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2020 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2021 ▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata Thick-leaved Stonecrop · Ribwort Plantain · Slender Trefoil · White Clover · Bulbous Buttercup +9
Thick-leaved Stonecrop Sedum dasyphyllum Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Slender Trefoil Trifolium micranthum White Clover Trifolium repens Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus Yarrow Achillea millefolium Spear Thistle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cirsium vulgare
Cirsium vulgare
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2021
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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