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Bagborough Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland140 ha

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome140 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🥾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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Limestone Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap +28 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Limestone Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap +28 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Castles & Coast WayWalking route21 km
Named routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route
Taunton Deane Circular Walk 1Walking route
Named routeRef TD1Local walking route
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route
West Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
Rock Lanepublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mPath type: track
🐴

Horse riding

19 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hunt's Lanerestricted byway · 585 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 585 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Cockercombe Bottombridleway · 2.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.3 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
Rock Lanebridleway · 676 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 676 mPath type: track
Stout Lanerestricted byway · 1.1 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.1 kmSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junction of paths by Bagborough Plantation

Junction of paths by Bagborough Plantation

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