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Rockwell Wood - Mixed woodland

2 ha

📷 George Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.53674, -2.47764

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 420m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 21 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 DramwayWalking route15 km

The route of a 19th century tramway that carried coal from Coalpit Heath down to the River Avon

Named routeLength 15 kmLocal walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
Frome Valley WalkwayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef FVWLength 29 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km
Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route
Frome Valley Walkwaypublic footpath · 181 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 181 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Park Rowpublic footpath · 260 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 260 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 81 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 81 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yate Spur (planned)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Yate Spur (current)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Yate LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Hover's Lanebridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Frampton Cotterell church

📷 George Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Frampton Cotterell church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kingsgate ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Yate CommonUrban park3.2 km→🌱Armdillio Playing GroundUrban park4.2 km→🦉THREE BROOKSNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Kingsgate ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Kelston Close Playing FieldUrban park3.8 km→

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