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Seven Mile Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland60 ha

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome60 ha

Getting here

51.57273, -2.29032

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Skylark
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Skylark, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Skylark, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Meadow Saffron, Dwarf Spurge, Field Madder +5 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellowfoot Dapperling · last seen 2020; Fungi — Yellowfoot Dapperling · last seen 2020

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
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
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A full dawn on Mid-Summer morning

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A full dawn on Mid-Summer morning

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BADMINTON HOUSEHistoric site1.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.9 km→🌱St Michael and All Angels ChurchUrban park3.2 km→✦Horton CampHistoric site3.8 km→✦Bowl barrow known as Nan Tow's TumpHistoric site3.3 km→✦Promontory fort 375m south west of Highfold FarmHistoric site3.9 km→

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