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Breech Wood

✦ Ancient woodland104 ha

📷 Nick Chipchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome104 ha

Getting here

51.06972, -2.84639

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Green Yoke-moss, Rambling Tail-moss +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +35 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

4 signed routes nearby · 17 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
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Wood Lanepublic footpath · 463 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 463 mPath type: track
Aller Hillpublic footpath · 167 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 167 mPath type: footway
Aller Hillpublic footpath · 1.7 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.7 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

4 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
Main RouteCycling route468 m
Named routeRef 339Length 468 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Aller Hillrestricted byway · 142 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 142 mPath type: service
Vale View / Aller Hillrestricted byway · 66 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 66 mPath type: service
Aller Hillrestricted byway · 180 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 180 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A path in Breech Wood

📷 Nick Chipchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A path in Breech Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Cockle MoorUrban park3.9 km→🐄Pitney Farm ShopVisitor farm3.9 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Duck decoy on Middle MoorHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Millennium WoodUrban park3.1 km→✦Low Ham Roman villaHistoric site3.2 km→

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