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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
50.98050, -3.01052
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Peacock +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: East Deane Way; Named hiking route nearby: East Deane Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Channel to ChannelWalking route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Somerset Space WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - Castle NerocheWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTnLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - ThurlbearWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route▾
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route201 m▾
Named routeRef 33Length 201 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,751 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,751 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Chiffchaff · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Tiger Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Hornet
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2024
- HornetVespa crabro2024
Wild Cherry · Laburnham · Bluebell · Almond · Japanese Honeysuckle +32
- Wild CherryPrunus avium2024
- LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- AlmondPrunus dulcis
- Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica
- Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
- Mexican Fleabane
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,751 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Chiffchaff · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +37
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Tiger Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Hornet
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2024
- HornetVespa crabro2024
Wild Cherry · Laburnham · Bluebell · Almond · Japanese Honeysuckle +32
- Wild CherryPrunus avium2024
- LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- AlmondPrunus dulcis
- Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica
- Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
- Mexican Fleabane
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erigeron karvinskianus
Erigeron karvinskianus
PrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisTuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosumTuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosumThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaYellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indicaYellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indicaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBrambleRubusBrambleRubusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHypochaerisHypochaerisHypochaerisHypochaerisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumStrawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferum2024Strawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferum2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024Corn ParsleySison segetum2024Corn ParsleySison segetum2024