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Prior's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland62 ha

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome62 ha

Getting here

51.46601, -2.73301

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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 100m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Capillary Thread-moss +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Beech, Ramsons +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 56 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
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Watercatch Walk, TyntesfieldWalking route1.6 km

This circular walk is full of historical and natural interest. Watercatch walk takes you past an old single avenue of monkey puzzle trees, a summerhouse, Watercatch and old Second World War remains, before descending into a wooded combe and back along the

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Cadbury Camp Ramble, Bristol CountrysideWalking route3.2 km

Walk through the Somerset countryside & spot wildlife like the silver-washed fritillary butterfly & six-spot burnet moth. Encounter Cadbury Camp Iron Age hillfort & views across the Severn Estuary & Mendips. Uneven surface, gates, stiles & steep gradients

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:10Round tripLocal walking route
Loop WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 376 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 376 mSurface dirtIncline upPath type: footway
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 687 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 687 mPath type: footway
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 481 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 481 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

99 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Festival WayCycling route
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
PortwayCycling route
Named routeRef PWLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pigs feeding in Prior's Wood

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pigs feeding in Prior's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lake GroundsUrban park3.9 km→🐄Noah's Ark Zoo FarmVisitor farm1.4 km→✦TYNTESFIELDHistoric site3.6 km→🌱TyntesfieldUrban park3.6 km→✦The American MonumentHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Lake GroundsUrban park3.8 km→

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