Ashley Combe ✦ Ancient woodland 55 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 55 ha
Places › England › South West › Somerset Getting here
51.13641, -3.18978
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Dead Woman's Ditch 6m away — 16 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Dead Woman's Ditch 6m away — 16 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Goldcrest +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Goldcrest +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Smoothcap · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Castles & Coast Way Walking route 21 km ▾
Named route Length 21 km Local walking route
Show on map Quantock Greenway Walking route 62.5 km ▾
Named route Length 62.5 km Local walking route
Show on map West Deane Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDW Regional walking route
Show on map Coleridge Way Walking route 82 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 82 km Regional walking route
Show on map 24 public paths nearby
Public paths
Adscombe Lane bridleway · 17 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 17 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map The Drove restricted byway · 856 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 856 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map Adscombe Lane bridleway · 135 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 135 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
8,758 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,758 records · National Biodiversity Network Coal Tit · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch +39
Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Linnet Linaria cannabina Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swift Apus apus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red Deer
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Minotaur Beetle · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Violet Ground Beetle +11
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025 Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi Dodder · Common Smoothcap
Dodder Cuscuta epithymum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,758 records · National Biodiversity Network Coal Tit · Wren · Blue Tit · Robin · Chaffinch +39
Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Linnet Linaria cannabina Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swift Apus apus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Starling Sturnus vulgaris Red Deer
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Minotaur Beetle · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Violet Ground Beetle +11
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025 Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi Dodder · Common Smoothcap
Dodder Cuscuta epithymum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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2025
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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