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Butleigh Wood - Broadleaved woodland

14 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.09947, -2.71999

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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
  • 🅿️Combe Hill Wood 393m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

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

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Poldon Waypublic footpath · 1.2 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Glastonbury LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coombe Hollow Lanerestricted byway · 1.3 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.3 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sunset over Butleigh Wood

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sunset over Butleigh Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Abbey ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Merriman ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Merriman ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Wood's Batch Recreation GroundUrban park3.9 km→🌱Wraxhill ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦Living RockHistoric site5 km→

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