Bringsty Common
Bringsty Common has 220 acres of countryside, it is also a designated ‘Special Wildlife Site’ and is a popular refuge for birds and butterflies including the rare ‘High Brown Fritillary’ butterfly. Bringsty Common is traditionally used as grazing for sheep and still is! It is also home to a lot of cattle and chickens!
Although Bringsty Common is mainly covered in bracken it has unique natural variety because of protection by the Commoners under a ‘Countryside Stewardship Scheme’ which was administered by the ‘Manorial Court’.
I visit Bringsty Common on a regular basis; I feel it is at its prettiest during the spring as the ground is thick with bluebells although it can be quite overgrown. In the summer I recommend families come for walks with their children or bike rides as it is a great day-out. Bringsty Common is a popular place to bring dogs on walks and there are a couple of large car parks available for any visitors.
Bringsty Common is also at its finest after the snow has fallen in the winter, although the trees are bare the snow decorates them all perfectly and it is a great time to bring a camera and take some shots! There are also plenty of slopes for sledging in the winter.
The Common is a wonderful location for some fantastic walks and the local pub ‘Live and Let Live’ can be a great starting place. Even if you aren’t into walking I highly recommend that you visit the pub as you won’t have seen many like it!
Live and Let Live, Bringsty Common (Photo credit: PaulSh)
The Live and Let Live has now been open since November 2007 after being closed for 11 years it is a 300 year old ex-cider house. The pub will shortly be going through its next stage of renovation (much needed due to its popularity) and this will allow more people to enjoy what it has to offer.
You can walk anywhere on the Common, except in people’s gardens, so there’s no need to keep to any path! It’s an amazing place for walking as there is an endless range of possible walks on the common. On the Live and Let Live website there is a walker’s map of the common for your convenience.
English: Bringsty Common. Looking up a grassy track towards the highest area of Bringsty Common. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Thank you for the visual vacation. No wonder you come here every year! sighhhhhhh
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Beautiful, so beautiful! I would love to see this pub, almost a fairy-tale looking!
Thank you
Daniela
It is a lovely pub, the inside is lit by candles so it makes it even more special. I recommend you pay a visit if you are ever passing this part of England!
Fenya
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It sounds heavenly (I love to get out and walk), and that pub is adorable (photographically speaking). If I ever get back to England……
Hi Fenya,
We drive past Bringsty Common most years on our way to holiday in mid-Wales. It’s always fascinated me. Living near the Ashdown Forest in Sussex, it’s always struck me as a place where you are likely to get adders. Do you come across them on your walks?
It looks an absolutely beautiful place to walk, and we will bear the Live and Let Live in mind if in need of refreshment by then. The one thing is though, having a friend whose dog was bitten by an adder and died recently, is it wise to suggest people walk off the paths?
Still hoping one day to come and walk there though.
Regards,
Duncan
Hi, thankyou for the comment! I have never come across an adder before and neither have the locals that I’ve spoken to.
Although I have seen a monkjack deer in the evening on Bringsty Common before which was fascinating.
I recommend everyone visit the Live and Let Live if they are passing, as you can see from the pictures it is a beautiful place to visit.
Fenya
Hi Fenya…glad to have you aboard our family blog. It’s very simple…intended to share events with members of the family in different places around the globe. Welcome to the family. I hope you will enjoy occasional posts. I enjoyed reading about Bringsty Common and the Live and Let LIve Pub. I grew up near Hereford in Abertillery, Wales. One of my closest friends grew up in Hereford and we have visited the city quite a few times.
Maybe one day I will get to the pub!
Best wishes,
Martin.
Hi, If you do visit the pub I’d love to hear what you think of it, the common is a beautiful place. I’ll be writing a piece on Hereford soon so you might recognize some places 🙂
Fenya