Shippenhays Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › South West › North Somerset Getting here
51.36771, -2.75220
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Goldenrod, Shining Hookeria +3 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Field Grasshopper +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Field Grasshopper +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Butcombe Trail Walking route 74 km ▾
Named route Ref BUT Length 74 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Mendip Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MT Regional walking route
Show on map Two Rivers Way Walking route 32 km ▾
Congresbury to Keynsham
Named route Ref 2RW Length 32 km Regional walking route
Show on map Limestone Link Walking route 58 km ▾
Named route Ref LL Length 58 km Regional walking route
Show on map Round Yatton Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RYW Local walking route
Show on map Rickyard Road public footpath · 125 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 125 m Path type: residential
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Strawberry Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Clifton Link: Long Ashton to Felton Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 226 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 226 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bullhouse Lane bridleway · 814 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 814 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Old Hill bridleway · 140 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 140 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Old Hill bridleway · 119 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 119 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Old Hill bridleway · 212 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 212 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Barley Wood, from the east
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Wildlife to spot
11,993 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,993 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Slow-worm
Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Mystacides longicornis · Common Darter · Acrossus rufipes +16
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Xylota segnis Bristly Oxtongue · Greater Periwinkle · Red Horse-chestnut · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Jointed Rush +39
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Red Horse-chestnut Aesculus carnea Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Sweet Vernal-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,993 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit · Roe Deer
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Slow-worm
Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Mystacides longicornis · Common Darter · Acrossus rufipes +16
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Xylota segnis Bristly Oxtongue · Greater Periwinkle · Red Horse-chestnut · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Jointed Rush +39
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Red Horse-chestnut Aesculus carnea Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum Sweet Vernal-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2024
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2024 Anthoxanthum odoratum
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2024
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2024
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica2024
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica2024
White Stonecrop Sedum album2024
White Stonecrop Sedum album2024
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2024
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2024
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2024
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2024
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2024
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2024
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2024
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2024
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2024
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2024
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2024
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2024
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2024
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2024
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2024
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2024
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2024
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2024
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2024
Hop Humulus lupulus2024
Hop Humulus lupulus2024
English Elm Ulmus procera2024
English Elm Ulmus procera2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2024
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2024
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2024
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2024
Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre2024
Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre2024
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2024
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2024
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2024
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2024
House-leek Sempervivum tectorum2024
House-leek Sempervivum tectorum2024
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2024
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2024
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2024
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2024
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach2024
Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach2024
Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia2024
Virginia-creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia2024
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris2024
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris2024
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2024
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2024
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2024
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2024
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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