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Broadfield Wood

✦ Ancient woodland26 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

51.11096, -3.39299

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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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Bullfinch +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Bullfinch +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Verrucaria, Crimson Waxcap, Acarospora privigna +139 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Verrucaria, Crimson Waxcap, Acarospora privigna +139 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Seasonal nature

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Porpidia tuberculosa, Shaggy Parasol, Jelly Ear +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
Pit Lanepublic footpath · 124 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 124 mPath type: unclassified
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cottage refurbishment in Broadfield Wood

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cottage refurbishment in Broadfield Wood

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Nearby places

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✦NETTLECOMBE COURTHistoric site3.7 km→💧Clatworthy ReservoirReservoir4.5 km→💧Clatworthy ReservoirReservoir4.5 km→✦The Incline, lying between Brendon Hill and Comberow, and the remains of Combe Row StationHistoric site700 m→✦Raleigh's Cross iron mine, 310m south east of Heather HouseHistoric site1.3 km→✦Bowl barrow 470m north of Brendon Hill FarmHistoric site2.1 km→

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