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Mark's Wood

3 ha

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.37078, -2.65247

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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
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Egret, Mallard, Moorhen +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Egret, Mallard, Moorhen +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sowbread · last seen 2024; Plants — Sowbread · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Three Peaks WalkWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Two Rivers WayWalking route32 km

Congresbury to Keynsham

Named routeRef 2RWLength 32 kmRegional walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 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
Malago GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef MGWLocal cycle route
Clifton Link: Long Ashton to FeltonCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route531 m
Named routeRef 3Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Greatstone Lanebyway open to all traffic · 325 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 325 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Plastic survey mark disc

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Withywood ParkUrban park4.7 km→🦉FELTON COMMONNature reserve3.2 km→🌱Withywood ParkUrban park4.6 km→🐄Chew Valley Country MarketVisitor farm3.1 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→🌱Highridge CommonUrban park4.9 km→

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