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Old Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland36 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

51.08732, -3.16111

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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
  • 🅿️Cothelstone Hill Car Park 437m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Taunton Deane Circular Walk 1Walking route
Named routeRef TD1Local walking route
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route
West Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route
Church Pathpublic footpath · 324 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 324 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ball Lanebridleway · 1.4 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Ball Lanebridleway · 308 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 308 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Wilfs Pathbridleway · 400 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 400 mPath type: bridleway
Wilfs Pathbridleway · 21 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 21 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through Old Plantation

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through Old Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Fyne CourtUrban park3.5 km→🌱Quantock EstateUrban park4.7 km→🌱St Pancras ChurchUrban park2.2 km→🌱Fyne Court CottagesUrban park3.6 km→🌱Parkside CottagesUrban park2.6 km→🌱Vale ViewUrban park2.7 km→

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