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Hortham Wood - Woodland plantation

5 ha

📷 John Firth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.56176, -2.53460

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The DramwayWalking route15 km

The route of a 19th century tramway that carried coal from Coalpit Heath down to the River Avon

Named routeLength 15 kmLocal walking route
Community Forest PathWalking route72 km
Named routeRef CFPLength 72 kmLocal walking route
Frome Valley WalkwayWalking route29 km
Named routeRef FVWLength 29 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km
Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Concorde WayCycling route
Named routeRef CWLocal cycle route
NCN 416: Ring Road PathCycling route
Named routeRef 416National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route59 m
Named routeRef 41Length 59 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

M5 near Hortham Wood

📷 John Firth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M5 near Hortham Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Scott ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Mundy Playing FieldsUrban park5 km→🌱Mundy Playing FieldsUrban park5 km→🦉THREE BROOKSNature reserve3.1 km→🌱Little Stoke ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Little Stoke ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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