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Rockwell Wood

2 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.52567, -2.48600

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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
  • 🛝Playground 179m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal 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
Frome Valley Walkwaypublic footpath · 904 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 904 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Frome Valley Walkwaypublic footpath · 183 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 183 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Frome Valley Walkwaypublic footpath · 899 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 899 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Concorde WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWLocal cycle route
Yate SpurCycling 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

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Nightingale Bridgebridleway · 15 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 15 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Harris Bartonbridleway · 117 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 117 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Frome at Rockwell Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Frome at Rockwell Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Oldbury Court Estate/Vassals ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Page ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Page ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Oldbury Court EstateUrban park4.9 km→🌱Yate CommonUrban park3.9 km→🦉THREE BROOKSNature reserve4.1 km→

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