Getting here
50.92642, -3.13421
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
8
6 named nearby · 2 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Horse riding
4
4 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Channel to Channel · Walking0
Staple Fitzpaine Herepath · Walking0
East Deane Way · Walking0
Herepath Trail - Blagdon Hill · Walking0
Trickey Warren Lane · bridleway
Trickey Warren Lane · bridleway
Trickey Warren Lane · bridleway
About this historic site
RAF Culmhead (Scheduled Monument) is an ancient historic site covering 24 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
RAF Culmhead (aka RAF Church Stanton): a tour of a WW2 airfield - Fighter Pen 228 (21)
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦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
✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, at Trickey Warren FarmHistoric site0 m→✦Site of Otterhead HouseHistoric site2.2 km→⛪Newhouse Baptist ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Robin Hood's ButtsHistoric site2.6 km→✦Robin Hood's ButtsHistoric site2.6 km→✦Round barrow cemetery 100m south of School FarmHistoric site2.6 km→