Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Bristol, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Bristol. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Bristol. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Bristol, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Stock Hill is a forest reachable from Bristol as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Stock Hill, about 22 km (14 mi) from Bristol
Image credit: Image: Mike Belch / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Wentwood is a woodland reachable from Bristol as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Wentwood, about 25 km (16 mi) from Bristol
Image credit: Image: Roy Parkhouse / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Caswell Wood is a forest reachable from Bristol as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Caswell Wood, about 26 km (16 mi) from Bristol
Image credit: Image: Chris Heaton / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Forest of Dean is a large former royal forest of woodland north of the city in Gloucestershire. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forest of Dean, about 38 km (23 mi) from Bristol
Image credit: Image: The original uploader was Lemoncurd at English Wikipedia. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Savernake Forest is a royal forest reachable from Bristol as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Savernake Forest, about 64 km (40 mi) from Bristol
Image credit: Image: Ron Strutt / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0