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Urchin Wood

✦ Ancient woodland178 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome178 ha

Getting here

51.37650, -2.78128

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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
  • 🅿️Goblin Combe Car Park 40m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Bee Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Yellow-legged Black +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Yellow-legged Black +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 72 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Rivers WayWalking route32 km

Congresbury to Keynsham

Named routeRef 2RWLength 32 kmRegional walking route
Round Yatton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RYWLocal walking route
Nailsea RoundWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Saint Congar's Waypublic footpath · 1.2 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmSurface unpavedPath type: footway
Cleeve Drivepublic footpath · 168 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mPath type: residential
Saint Congar's Waypublic footpath · 199 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 199 mPath type: service
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 26Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route9 m
Named routeRef 26Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 26Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Blind Lanebridleway · 140 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 140 mPath type: service
Blind Lanerestricted byway · 276 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 276 mPath type: service
Blind Lanebridleway · 34 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 34 mPath type: service
Bullhouse Lanebridleway · 296 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 296 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Bullhouse Lanebridleway · 814 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 814 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Congresbury : Bull Wood

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Congresbury : Bull Wood

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🦉CADBURY HILLNature reserve1.7 km→🐄North Somerset Bird of Prey CentreVisitor farm1.9 km→🌱HangstonesUrban park2.6 km→✦Large univallate hillfort on Cadbury HillHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Broadcroft Play AreaUrban park2 km→✦Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyardHistoric site2.8 km→

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