Swangrove - Woodland plantation
✦ Ancient woodland13 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
51.57263, -2.29978
Open directionsv
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Little Avon CircuitWalking route1.5 km▾
Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Stanley WalkWalking route1 km▾
The easiest walk. Follows attractive woodland rides, largely level and on grass.
Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,647 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,647 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Yellowhammer · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +45
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- StoatMustela erminea
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Scarlet Pimpernel · Woodruff · Broad Buckler-fern · Guelder-rose · Red Campion +39
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- WoodruffGalium odoratum
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Wood MilletMilium effusum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,647 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Yellowhammer · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +45
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Stoat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- StoatMustela erminea
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Scarlet Pimpernel · Woodruff · Broad Buckler-fern · Guelder-rose · Red Campion +39
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
- WoodruffGalium odoratum
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Wood MilletMilium effusum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
