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Truckle Wood

✦ Ancient woodland27 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Nicholson's Beard-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 42 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
Prior's WoodWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Gordano RoundWalking route42 km
Named routeLength 42 kmLocal walking route
Nailsea RoundWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Step Free Route, TyntesfieldWalking route2 km

This route avoids steps across the estate, and loops around the house, the lower front terraces and up the Holly Walk. You are welcome to roam freely in the garden.

Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Charlton Drivepublic footpath · 99 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Charlton Drivepublic footpath · 203 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 203 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Gordano Roundpublic footpath · 352 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 352 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

87 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
River Avon Trail Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clifton Link: Long Ashton to FeltonCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Super Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named routeIncline down
Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

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