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Browns Folly Nature Reserve
Standing high above the river Avon with commanding views towards Bath, Brown's Folly has flower-rich grasslands and ancient woodland on the remains of old Bath stone quarries.Spectacular views of the city of Bath can be admired from the top of the reserve. The quarries throughout the reserve closed during the 1930s and now provide excellent conditions for roosting bats and are home to the greater horseshoe bat, one of the rarest mammals in the UK.
Wildlife highlights: Greater Horseshoe bats. Pockets of ancient woodland on the lower slopes are home to woodpeckers.
Location: Follow the minor road from Bathford to Kingsdown, taking a steep right-hand turn to Monkton Farleigh. Car park is near the brow of the hill on Prospect Place.
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