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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Network Route 5
  • 🐕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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Batman Hoverfly, Cercopis vulnerata +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Batman Hoverfly, Cercopis vulnerata +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Juniper Haircap · last seen 2024; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Juniper Haircap · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 106 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Woodpecker TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Rabbit Trail, Clent HillsWalking route4.3 km

Take in some of Clent Hills best-loved features and viewpoints on the Rabbit Trail. Please be aware the footpaths and terrain is uneven and this walk includes steep inclines and steps.

Named routeLength 4.3 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Royal Hunters Walks - Foresters' walkWalking route8 km
Named routeLength 8 kmLocal walking route
The Badger Trail, Clent HillsWalking route6.9 km

The hardest of our new walks, the Badger Trail takes you around the periphery of Clent and Walton Hills. Please be aware this is a challenging trail; the terrain on this walk can be uneven and this walk includes very steep inclines and steps.

Named routeLength 6.9 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Caldy Walkpublic footpath · 242 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 242 mPath type: footway
Cornwall Roadpublic footpath · 37 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 37 mPath type: residential
Caldy Walkpublic footpath · 43 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Merrits Brook GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rea Valley RouteCycling route

NCN 5 section of Rea Valley Route

Named routeRef Rea Valley
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
Rea Valley RouteCycling route
Named routeRef Rea ValleyLocal cycle route
Bourn Brook WalkwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Holly Hill bus turning circle, Frankley

Holly Hill bus turning circle, Frankley

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