Blackhorse Wood - Woodland plantation
3 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🚲Cycling🌲Walks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.53489, -2.61616
Open directionsv
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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ 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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 4
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Community Forest Path
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km▾
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Bristol Triangular City WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km▾
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Aust to Brean DownWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
123 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Downs WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef DWLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
14,743 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,743 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Redwing · Blue Tit · Magpie +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Meadow Plant Bug · Polydrusus formosus · Harlequin Ladybird +13
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Wall Screw-moss
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,743 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Redwing · Blue Tit · Magpie +43
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Meadow Plant Bug · Polydrusus formosus · Harlequin Ladybird +13
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Wall Screw-moss
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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