Vernham Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South West › Bath and North East Somerset Getting here
51.35453, -2.38766
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Greater Knapweed, Lady's Bedstraw +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Roesel's Bush-cricket +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Roesel's Bush-cricket +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Bath Skyline Walk Walking route 9.6 km ▾
An elevated clockwise circular with panoramic views of the Bath landscape. The contrast of the city, so close to this rural haven, has earned the area World Heritage Site status. Roads, surfaced paths, steep hills, a rocky uneven section, steps & a stile.
Named route Ref BS Length 9.6 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Limestone Link Walking route 58 km ▾
Named route Ref LL Length 58 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kennet and Avon Canal Trail Walking route 140 km ▾
Rivers linked by a canal. The name refers to the entire navigable length. From Bristol the way is the Avon. The canal is from Bath to Newbury. From there to Reading the way is the Kennet. 53 locks to Summit Pound (150 m asl) and 54 down to Reading.
Named route Ref K&A Length 140 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map 116 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bath Two Tunnels Circuit Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bristol & Bath Railway Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B&BRP Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Colliers Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Middle Wood Lane byway open to all traffic · 224 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 224 m Surface ground Incline up Path type: track
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
31,091 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,091 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat · Water Shrew
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus Water Shrew Neomys fodiens 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Parent Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · Rugged Oil-beetle +14
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida 🌿 Plants 16 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-and-cubs · Common Ragwort · Red Clover · Bracken · Aspen +11
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Red Clover Trifolium pratense Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Aspen Populus tremula Alder Alnus glutinosa Oxford Ragwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,091 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Feral Cat · Water Shrew
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Feral Cat Felis catus Water Shrew Neomys fodiens 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Parent Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Eristalis tenax · Rugged Oil-beetle +14
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida 🌿 Plants 16 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-and-cubs · Common Ragwort · Red Clover · Bracken · Aspen +11
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Red Clover Trifolium pratense Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Aspen Populus tremula Alder Alnus glutinosa Oxford Ragwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Senecio squalidus
Senecio squalidus
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Turkish Sage Phlomis russeliana
Turkish Sage Phlomis russeliana
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Wild Carrot Daucus carota subsp. carota
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