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Deer Leap Standing Stones

✦ Ancient woodland

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

HeritageWildlifeCycling
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.23592, -2.69178

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4 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 3

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km▾
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km▾
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
East Mendip WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EMWRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km▾
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

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47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route231 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

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2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

About this historic site

Deer Leap Standing Stones is an ancient historic site. 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

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Pelting Road to Deer Leap

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pelting Road to Deer Leap

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸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

Facilities

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Parking

1 nearby · 452m

✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well houseHistoric site4.6 km→✦Deserted medieval farmstead and field system NW of Ebbor WoodHistoric site600 m→🌱Cathedral GreenUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Priddy Glebe Barrow: a bowl barrow 25m north of St. Lawrence's ChurchHistoric site2.8 km→✦Milton Lodge and The CombeHistoric site3.5 km→