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Accott Woods

✦ Ancient woodland54 ha

📷 Roger A Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

AncientBirdsBluebells
Free entryDogs welcome54 ha

Getting here

51.07068, -3.93728

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

10 activities

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2024; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Celandine, Primrose +254 more · last seen 2021

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Enterographa crassa, Ramalina farinacea, Common Orange Lichen +15 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 10.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route224 m
Named routeRef 3Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route49 m
Named routeRef 3Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Venn Stream passing through Accott Woods

📷 Roger A Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Venn Stream passing through Accott Woods

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Millennium GreenUrban park4.5 km→✦CASTLE HILLHistoric site4.1 km→⛪Landkey Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪Church of the Holy NameReligious grounds1.7 km→