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Ball Wood

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.06483, -3.73883

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Blackbird
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Hawthorn, Bramble +35 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Marsh Thistle, Soft-rush +246 more · last seen 2017

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +16 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Twitchen : Western Ball

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Twitchen : Western Ball

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🌱The LawnUrban park4.5 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪Molland Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→✦Churchyard cross 6.5m west of Twitchen churchHistoric site700 m→

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