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Priest Wood

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Martin Loader · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

51.60911, -2.45978

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Visiting this summer

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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Coot, Mallard, Mute Swan +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Mute Swan +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Glow-worm, Emperor Dragonfly +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Glow-worm, Emperor Dragonfly +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km

Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Avon CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Filton LinkCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route8.4 km

Named routeRef 41Length 8.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

7,759 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,759 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Goldcrest · Great Tit · Coot · Mallard · Nuthatch +52

GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Muntjac

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Glow-worm · Lesser Stag Beetle · Volucella inanis +17

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Gastrophysa polygoni

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,759 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Goldcrest · Great Tit · Coot · Mallard · Nuthatch +52

GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
CootFulica atra2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Muntjac

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐝

Insects22 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Glow-worm · Lesser Stag Beetle · Volucella inanis +17

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Gastrophysa polygoni

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Martin Loader · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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