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Rowberrow Bottom

16 ha

📷 George Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.31503, -2.77734

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

3 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Robin, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

3 marked walking trails; Named hiking route nearby: West Mendip Way

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Two Rivers WayWalking route32 km

Congresbury to Keynsham

Named routeRef 2RWLength 32 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 26Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 26Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Back Lanebridleway · 142 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 142 mPath type: track
Holloway Lanebridleway · 728 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 728 mPath type: track
Hill Lanebridleway · 155 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 155 mSurface pavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rowberrow Bottom

📷 George Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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