Ball Covert ✦ Ancient woodland 33 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 33 ha
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51.08590, -3.14797
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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 🅿️ Cothelstone Hill Car Park 13m away — 6 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 🅿️ Cothelstone Hill Car Park 13m away — 6 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Stonechat, Linnet, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Linnet, Robin +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Taunton Deane Circular Walk 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TD1 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 East Deane Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Regional walking route
Show on map West Deane Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDW Regional walking route
Show on map 12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Ball Lane bridleway · 308 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 308 m Surface ground Path type: bridleway
Show on map Wilfs Path bridleway · 400 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 400 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Ball Lane bridleway · 1.4 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.4 km Surface ground Path type: bridleway
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
12,847 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,847 records · National Biodiversity Network Stonechat · Nuthatch · Meadow Pipit · Willow Warbler · Blackcap +39
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Nuthatch Sitta europaea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Linnet Linaria cannabina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Raven Corvus corax Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Speckled Wood · Small Heath · Red Admiral · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Peacock +4
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Peacock Aglais io2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Hart's-Tongue · Bluebell · Blackthorn · Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia · Foxglove +38
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Eyebright Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,847 records · National Biodiversity Network Stonechat · Nuthatch · Meadow Pipit · Willow Warbler · Blackcap +39
Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Nuthatch Sitta europaea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Linnet Linaria cannabina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Raven Corvus corax Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Speckled Wood · Small Heath · Red Admiral · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Peacock +4
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Peacock Aglais io2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Hart's-Tongue · Bluebell · Blackthorn · Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia · Foxglove +38
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Eyebright Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Euphrasia
Euphrasia
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Ficaria verna subsp. verna Ficaria verna subsp. verna
Ficaria verna subsp. verna Ficaria verna subsp. verna
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Crocus neapolitanus x tommasinianus Crocus neapolitanus x tommasinianus
Crocus neapolitanus x tommasinianus Crocus neapolitanus x tommasinianus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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