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Wamballs Wood - Woodland plantation

4 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.42583, -2.73068

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 33

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 26 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
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Clifton Link: Long Ashton to FeltonCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Festival WayCycling route
Named routeRef FWLocal cycle route
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Clifton LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 334National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Nova TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Backwell Bow

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Backwell Bow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Noah's Ark Zoo FarmVisitor farm3.3 km→🌱Millennium ParkUrban park1.7 km→✦TYNTESFIELDHistoric site2 km→🌱TyntesfieldUrban park2 km→🌱Trendlewood ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Nailsea GlassworksUrban park1.9 km→

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