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Penpole Wood - Woodland plantation

2 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.50038, -2.67098

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

4 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Leigh Woods Woodland Wander, Leigh WoodsWalking route1.6 km

Pass the natural play area & walk through beautiful woodland with rare & veteran trees as well as grassland. Stokeleigh Camp hillfort is perched on the edge of the Avon Gorge, with dramatic views along the river. Some seasonally muddy / rocky sections.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Bristol Triangular City WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

171 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Downs QuietwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Downs QuietwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
River Avon Trail Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Motorway slip road approaching M5 Junction 18

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Motorway slip road approaching M5 Junction 18

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kings Weston EstateUrban park900 m→✦KINGS WESTON HOUSEHistoric site1.1 km→✦BLAISE CASTLE AND HAMLETHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Clifton DownUrban park4.8 km→🌱Blaise Castle EstateUrban park2.1 km→✦The American MonumentHistoric site2.4 km→

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