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Quantock Common - Broadleaved woodland

8 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.82352, -3.09636

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Monmouth Rebellion WalkWalking route
Named routeRef MRWRegional walking route
Channel to ChannelWalking route
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Hussey's Lanepublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
N/ACycling route315 m
Named routeLength 315 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5 m
Named routeLength 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route840 m
Named routeLength 840 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ewecroft Lanebyway open to all traffic · 712 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 712 mPath type: track
Ewecroft Lanebyway open to all traffic · 11 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 11 mPath type: track
Ewecroft Lanebyway open to all traffic · 201 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 201 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Turning, for Shore Bottom

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Burrow Farm GardensUrban park4.2 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→✦Beckford BridgeHistoric site4 km→✦Castle HillHistoric site4.1 km→✦Castle HillHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→

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