Pegwell Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
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51.54092, -2.58722
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 236m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 236m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Silver-moss, Spanish Bluebell +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Marmalade Hoverfly +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Marmalade Hoverfly +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bristol Triangular City Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean Down Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Coniston Road public footpath · 61 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 61 m Surface asphalt Path type: tertiary
Show on map Park Leaze public footpath · 63 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 63 m Path type: residential
Show on map Park Leaze public footpath · 50 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 50 m Path type: residential
Show on map 100 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Filton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Downs Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref DW Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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17,960 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,960 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Glow-worm · Viburnum Scale · Harlequin Ladybird · Syritta pipiens +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Silver-moss · Smooth Sow-thistle · Hoary Willowherb · Annual Meadow-grass · Groundsel +10
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Sea Mouse-ear Cerastium diffusum Fringed Pearlwort Sagina filicaulis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,960 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Glow-worm · Viburnum Scale · Harlequin Ladybird · Syritta pipiens +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Silver-moss · Smooth Sow-thistle · Hoary Willowherb · Annual Meadow-grass · Groundsel +10
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Sea Mouse-ear Cerastium diffusum Fringed Pearlwort Sagina filicaulis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis 