Thorn Wood - Woodland
0 ha
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.89998, -3.56355
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 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
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Tiverton Tree TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Vulscombe Lanerestricted byway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.1 kmPath type: unclassified
Vulscombe Lanerestricted byway · 40 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 40 mPath type: unclassified
Vulscombe Lanerestricted byway · 197 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 197 mPath type: unclassified
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
1,614 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,614 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Song Thrush · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +27
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- MagpiePica pica2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +6
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐝Insects43 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Mycomya annulata · Mycetophila ocellus · Hylemya vagans · Rymosia fasciata · Allodia ornaticollis +38
- Mycomya annulataMycomya annulata2023
- Mycetophila ocellusMycetophila ocellus2023
- Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2019
- Rymosia fasciataRymosia fasciata2023
- Allodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollis2023
American Skunk-cabbage · Field Wood-rush · Oxeye Daisy · Rosa canina · Water Mint +15
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019
- Rosa caninaRosa canina2019
- Water MintMentha aquatica2019
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,614 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Song Thrush · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +27
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- MagpiePica pica2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +6
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
🐝Insects43 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Mycomya annulata · Mycetophila ocellus · Hylemya vagans · Rymosia fasciata · Allodia ornaticollis +38
- Mycomya annulataMycomya annulata2023
- Mycetophila ocellusMycetophila ocellus2023
- Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2019
- Rymosia fasciataRymosia fasciata2023
- Allodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollis2023
American Skunk-cabbage · Field Wood-rush · Oxeye Daisy · Rosa canina · Water Mint +15
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019
- Rosa caninaRosa canina2019
- Water MintMentha aquatica2019
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020SorexSorex2023SorexSorex2023OtterLutra lutra2022OtterLutra lutra2022MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2020Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2020BatChiroptera2020BatChiroptera2020Mycetophila curviseta
Mycetophila curviseta
Mycetophila curviseta2023
Mycetophila curviseta2023
Allodiopsis rusticaAllodiopsis rustica2023Allodiopsis rusticaAllodiopsis rustica2023Bolitophila saundersiiBolitophila saundersii2020Bolitophila saundersiiBolitophila saundersii2020Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraAnoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023Phronia signataPhronia signata2023Phronia signataPhronia signata2023Mycetophila edwardsiMycetophila edwardsi2023Mycetophila edwardsiMycetophila edwardsi2023Mycetophila fungorumMycetophila fungorum2023Mycetophila fungorumMycetophila fungorum2023Mycomya marginataMycomya marginata2023Mycomya marginataMycomya marginata2023Exechiopsis dumitrescaeExechiopsis dumitrescae2023Exechiopsis dumitrescaeExechiopsis dumitrescae2023Mycomya cinerascensMycomya cinerascens2023Mycomya cinerascensMycomya cinerascens2023Pseudobrachypeza helveticaPseudobrachypeza helvetica2020Pseudobrachypeza helveticaPseudobrachypeza helvetica2020Mycomya tenuisMycomya tenuis2020Mycomya tenuisMycomya tenuis2020Mycetophila formosaMycetophila formosa2020Mycetophila formosaMycetophila formosa2020Mycetophila vittipesMycetophila vittipes2020Mycetophila vittipesMycetophila vittipes2020Mycomya winnertziMycomya winnertzi2020Mycomya winnertziMycomya winnertzi2020Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis2020Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis2020Apolephthisa subincanaApolephthisa subincana2020Apolephthisa subincanaApolephthisa subincana2020Renocera pallidaRenocera pallida2020Renocera pallidaRenocera pallida2020Mycetophila stylatiformisMycetophila stylatiformis2020Mycetophila stylatiformisMycetophila stylatiformis2020Macrocera angulataMacrocera angulata2020Macrocera angulataMacrocera angulata2020Hydrophoria ruralisHydrophoria ruralis2020Hydrophoria ruralisHydrophoria ruralis2020Anatella flavomaculataAnatella flavomaculata2020Anatella flavomaculataAnatella flavomaculata2020Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2019Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2019Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis2019Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis2019Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2019Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2019Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2019Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2019Delia platuraDelia platura2019Delia platuraDelia platura2019Mycetophila strigatoidesMycetophila strigatoides2019Mycetophila strigatoidesMycetophila strigatoides2019Hylemya variataHylemya variata2019Hylemya variataHylemya variata2019Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2019Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2019Boletina griphaBoletina gripha2019Boletina griphaBoletina gripha2019Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta2019Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta2019Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata2019Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata2019Mycetophila perpallidaMycetophila perpallida2019Mycetophila perpallidaMycetophila perpallida2019Erioptera fusculentaErioptera fusculenta2019Erioptera fusculentaErioptera fusculenta20192019
2019
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019HazelCorylus avellana2019HazelCorylus avellana2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2019Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019BugleAjuga reptans2019BugleAjuga reptans2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2019Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019