Skay's Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.64232, -2.45003
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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 🅿️ Falfield Park & Share 429m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Falfield Park & Share 429m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Heath Star Moss · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Large White, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Large White, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire) Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref JWSG Length 27 km Local walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Filton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 5.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 8.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 8.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
7,983 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,983 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Song Thrush · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dipper Cinclus cinclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Siskin Spinus spinus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Roe Deer · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Banded Demoiselle · Common Darter +8
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,983 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Song Thrush · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dipper Cinclus cinclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Siskin Spinus spinus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Roe Deer · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Banded Demoiselle · Common Darter +8
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2024
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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