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Tyntesfield Sidelands walk
Discover the ancient woodlands and plantations of Tyntesfield on this gentle circular walk. In spring, the route passes carpets of bluebells
in Truckle Wood and all year round there's plenty of wildlife to spot.

Information Total steps: 7


Address: Tyntesfield, Wraxall, Bristol, BS48 1NX Start point: Tyntesfield estate yard, grid reference: ST502717
OS map: Explorer 155 1. Start your walk at the ticket office. From here follow either path straight ahead, then
Activity: Walking follow the path uphill, keeping the barns and felled tree trunk to your left.
Easy: Woodland and field paths with downhill section 2. At the crossroads, carefully cross the drive and head uphill keeping the woodland to
and concrete track. For further details, please see your left and the fields to your right. The plantation here contains Douglas fir, Sitka
section marked Terrain. spruce and Corsican pine that was first planted in the late 1930s.
Dog friendly: Dogs on leads are welcome. 3. Carefully cross the roads coming in from your left and walk on up the drive until you
Full trail: Miles: 1 (km: 1.6) reach a post with a waymark on it.
Access: Challenging 4. Turn left and walk along the top of the field. The field is called Abrahams, which is
Duration: 0.5 hour - 0.75 hour named after a family who lived there in the 1600s. Now pass through the kissing gate.

5. Turn left and head into the wood in front of you. Go through another kissing gate and
Terrain follow this path until you reach a road. The plantation you are passing through has
been managed for hundreds of years and contains ancient woodland.
A circular walk through grassy woodland that takes you
onto field footpaths heading downhill and along two 6. At the drive, walk ahead into Truckle Wood. Follow this path through the wood until
woodland footpaths before finally returning along a you reach a track with a field in front of you.
concrete track. The walk is uneven underfoot in places, 7. At the track turn left and return back to the estate yard.
so trainers or walking boots are recommended.
End point: Explorer 155

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