Hanging Wood - Woodland plantation 2 ha
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Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.46899, -2.45654
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 383m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 383m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
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Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Community Forest Path Walking route 72 km ▾
Named route Ref CFP Length 72 km Local 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 Frome Valley Walkway Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref FVW Length 29 km Local walking route
Show on map River Avon Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RAT Regional walking route
Show on map 97 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Avon Wiltshire Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Wesley Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Yate Spur Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
16,267 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,267 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Wren · Magpie · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Siskin Spinus spinus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Stock Dove Columba oenas Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes corollae · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Eristalis arbustorum +45
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,267 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Wren · Magpie · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coal Tit Periparus ater Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Siskin Spinus spinus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Stock Dove Columba oenas Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum · 7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes corollae · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Eristalis arbustorum +45
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Bush-cricket
Dark Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
Common Green Capsid Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2025
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2025
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2025
Yellow-legged Black Pachygaster leachii2025
Yellow-legged Black Pachygaster leachii2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Neolygus viridis Neolygus viridis2025
Neolygus viridis Neolygus viridis2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Malthinus balteatus Malthinus balteatus2025
Malthinus balteatus Malthinus balteatus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus2025
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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