Our verdict
Come for the name, stay for the ease — a flat, sociable half-hour that pairs naturally with a lap of Backwell Lake. Local dog-walking gold rather than a day out, and perfectly content being exactly that.
A young broadleaf wood with the best name in Somerset, tucked between Nailsea's edge and Backwell Lake — flat paths, thickening native trees, and swans on the lake next door.
A community woodland between Nailsea and Backwell, open at all times.