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Lye Cross Farm shop

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.35711, -2.73410

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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
  • 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Campsite

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Pink-fruited Thread-moss, Greater Water-moss +37 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Pink-fruited Thread-moss, Greater Water-moss +37 more · last seen 2021

Free

Farm visits

Farm shop

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Clifton Link: Long Ashton to FeltonCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland, Lye Cross

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland, Lye Cross

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🦉FELTON COMMONNature reserve4 km→✦Slight univallate hillfort and associated earthworks on Burrington HamHistoric site3.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→💧Blagdon LakeReservoir3.7 km→💧Blagdon LakeReservoir3.7 km→✦tumulusHistoric site3.9 km→

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