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Allen Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Sarah Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

50.87320, -2.70357

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • 🐕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

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 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
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Liberty TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LIBRegional walking route
PROWpublic footpath · 264 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 264 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 26Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route493 m
Named routeRef 26Length 493 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 26Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 26Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shortmarsh Lanebridleway · 1.4 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Near How's Coppice Hardington Marsh

📷 Sarah Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Near How's Coppice Hardington Marsh

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