Getting here
51.02385, -3.08642
Best for
6 activitiesPlaygrounds
Free82%playground, parking
Dog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: Route 3
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: East Deane Way
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
78
7 named nearby · 71 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
52
52 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
15
15 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 3 · Cycling527.7 km
Route 33 · Cycling0
Somerset Space Walk · Walking0
Taunton Heritage Trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Canal Road · bridleway
Winckworth Way · public footpath
Winckworth Way · bridleway
About this urban park
Children's Wood is a urban park covering 105 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
6 nearby · 55m
🛝
Playground
2 · 261m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Victoria ParkUrban park700 m→✦Taunton Castle: a motte and bailey castle, part of the outer bailey, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Civil War artillery platformHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Goodland GardensUrban park1.6 km→🌱Goodland GardensUrban park1.6 km→🌱Vivary ParkUrban park1.8 km→✦HESTERCOMBEHistoric site3.4 km→