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✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

51.12877, -3.43652

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Verrucaria, Acarospora privigna, Lecidella scabra +103 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Verrucaria, Acarospora privigna, Lecidella scabra +103 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, American Skunk-cabbage, Bluebell · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Peacock +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Peacock +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monk's Path to Home Farm Blue AnchorWalking route
Named routeRef MPBALocal walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Steam Coast TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View over Slowley Wood from Stout's Way Lane

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View over Slowley Wood from Stout's Way Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire TowerHistoric site2.1 km→✦Later prehistoric defended enclosure, Long WoodHistoric site3.1 km→✦ClicketHistoric site3.8 km→✦Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill FarmHistoric site4 km→✦The Incline, lying between Brendon Hill and Comberow, and the remains of Combe Row StationHistoric site4.1 km→✦Raleigh's Cross iron mine, 310m south east of Heather HouseHistoric site4.5 km→

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