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The Rookery - Woodland

0 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.89700, -3.34963

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route
Uffculme Village TrailWalking route
Named routeRef UFT
Willand Village TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WVTLocal walking route
Swan's NeckWalking route
Named routeRef SN
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link to Tiverton ParkwayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route890 m
Named routeRef 3Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route415 m
Named routeRef 3Length 415 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route12 m
Named routeLength 12 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beggar's Bush Cottage and woodland

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beggar's Bush Cottage and woodland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The 'Rec'Urban park4.7 km→🏞️GRAND WESTERN CANALCountry park3.9 km→🦉GRAND WESTERN CANAL COUNTRY PARKNature reserve4 km→🌱Head Wier Road Play AreaUrban park4.5 km→✦BRIDWELLHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Jubilee FieldsUrban park1.8 km→

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