Dog Kennel Wood - Mixed woodland 1 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Bath and North East Somerset Getting here
51.37181, -2.46827
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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 welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Three Peaks Walk Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Length 27 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Two Rivers Way Walking route 32 km ▾
Congresbury to Keynsham
Named route Ref 2RW Length 32 km Regional walking route
Show on map Limestone Link Walking route 58 km ▾
Named route Ref LL Length 58 km Regional walking route
Show on map Community Forest Path Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Ref CFP Length 72 km Local walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 132 m ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 132 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 4 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,807 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,807 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Raven · Robin · Stock Dove · Greenfinch · Skylark +46
Raven Corvus corax Robin Erithacus rubecula Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Alauda arvensis arvensis Alauda arvensis arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Linnet Linaria cannabina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Whitethroat Curruca communis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Downland Villa · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Cockchafer · Dark-edged Bee-fly +30
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Holly · Hogweed
Holly Ilex aquifolium Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,807 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Raven · Robin · Stock Dove · Greenfinch · Skylark +46
Raven Corvus corax Robin Erithacus rubecula Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Alauda arvensis arvensis Alauda arvensis arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Linnet Linaria cannabina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Whitethroat Curruca communis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 35 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Downland Villa · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Cockchafer · Dark-edged Bee-fly +30
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Holly · Hogweed
Holly Ilex aquifolium Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Polydrusus planifrons Polydrusus planifrons2025
Polydrusus planifrons Polydrusus planifrons2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2025
Chaetopteryx villosa Chaetopteryx villosa2025
Chaetopteryx villosa Chaetopteryx villosa2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025 