Boarpath Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 24 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
Places › England › South West › Somerset Getting here
51.11239, -3.25083
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, House Martin, Chiffchaff +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Martin, Chiffchaff +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — New Zealand Pigmyweed · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Brimstone Moth, Flame Shoulder +230 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Brimstone Moth, Flame Shoulder +230 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 9 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 West Deane Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDW Regional walking route
Show on map Coleridge Way Walking route 82 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 82 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
9,723 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,723 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · House Martin · Siskin · Swallow +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Siskin Spinus spinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird · Garden Chafer +32
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Syrphus Syrphus Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,723 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · House Martin · Siskin · Swallow +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita House Martin Delichon urbicum Siskin Spinus spinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Raven Corvus corax Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 37 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird · Garden Chafer +32
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Syrphus Syrphus Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola Phyllaphis fagi Phyllaphis fagi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Alder Leaf Beetle
Alder Leaf Beetle
Agelastica alni
Agelastica alni
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Mint Leaf Beetle Chrysolina herbacea2024
Mint Leaf Beetle Chrysolina herbacea2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Metopeurum fuscoviride Metopeurum fuscoviride
Metopeurum fuscoviride Metopeurum fuscoviride
Cionus Cionus
Cionus Cionus
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Small Elm Bark Beetle Scolytus multistriatus
Small Elm Bark Beetle Scolytus multistriatus
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2024
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2024
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Eristalis Eristalis2024
Eristalis Eristalis2024
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2023
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2023
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2023
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2023
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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