Broad Wood Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 443 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 443 ha
Places › England › South West › Somerset Getting here
51.15161, -3.21166
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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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 — Chiffchaff, Robin, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Robin, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Volucella pellucens, Abax parallelepipedus +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Castles & Coast Way Walking route 21 km ▾
Named route Length 21 km 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 King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to Minehead Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Coleridge Way Walking route 82 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 82 km Regional walking route
Show on map Moor House Lane public footpath · 255 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 255 m Path type: service
Show on map Winrush Lane public footpath · 715 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 715 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 51 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Great Road restricted byway · 25 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 25 m Path type: track
Show on map Alfoxton Park Lane bridleway · 540 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 540 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Hunt's Lane bridleway · 90 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 90 m Path type: service
Show on map Pardlestone Lane restricted byway · 248 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 248 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Alfoxton Park Lane bridleway · 806 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 806 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on 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
27,739 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,739 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Stonechat · Robin · Blue Tit · Goldcrest +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Red Deer
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Minotaur Beetle · Abax parallelepipedus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eristalis tenax · Volucella pellucens +13
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Dodder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,739 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Stonechat · Robin · Blue Tit · Goldcrest +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Red Deer
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Minotaur Beetle · Abax parallelepipedus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eristalis tenax · Volucella pellucens +13
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Dodder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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