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White Sheet Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

11 ha
InsectsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

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 161m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Liberty TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LIBRegional walking route
W21/2public footpath · 838 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 838 mSurface grassPath type: footway
W21/93public footpath · 213 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 213 mSurface grassPath type: footway
W21/21public footpath · 535 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 535 mSurface grassPath type: footway
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
W21/89byway open to all traffic · 122 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 122 mPath type: track
W21/14bridleway · 776 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 776 mPath type: service
W21/17bridleway · 600 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 600 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
W21/19bridleway · 626 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 626 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
W21/14bridleway · 318 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 318 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Approaching Higher Meerhay Farm in low cloud

Approaching Higher Meerhay Farm in low cloud

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