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Beer Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Mr Eugene Birchall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.08261, -2.83758

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Robin
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Lapwing +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Lapwing +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Goldilocks Buttercup, Woodruff, Common Dog-violet +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Wood Lanepublic footpath · 463 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 463 mPath type: track
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network route 339Cycling route
Named routeRef 339National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.9 km
Named routeRef 339Length 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beer Wood: Turn Hill, Somerset

📷 Mr Eugene Birchall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beer Wood: Turn Hill, Somerset

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🐄Pitney Farm ShopVisitor farm4.1 km→🌱Millennium WoodUrban park2.2 km→✦Low Ham Roman villaHistoric site3.7 km→✦Duck decoy on Middle MoorHistoric site3.9 km→✦Pitney Roman villaHistoric site3.9 km→✦Roman villa N of Stowey HillHistoric site4 km→

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