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Breach Wood

✦ Ancient woodland48 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha

Getting here

51.16875, -2.42619

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Field 725 Car Park 22m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Flat Neckera, Silky Wall Feather-moss +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Micropterna sequax, Peacock +52 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
East Mendip WayWalking route
Named routeRef EMWRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Innox Wood

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Innox Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Jill's CloseUrban park4.1 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→⛪Church of St BartholomewReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Moated manor house site, Spargrove FarmHistoric site4.6 km→🐄Redwood Rare BreedsVisitor farm800 m→🐄Redwood Rare BreedsVisitor farm800 m→

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