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Shiplate Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.29859, -2.90699

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Hutton Millenium WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HMWLocal walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Hams Lanepublic footpath · 452 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 452 mPath type: service
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Weston to NCN LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route66 m
Named routeRef 26Length 66 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route115 m
Named routeRef 26Length 115 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hillview Roadbridleway · 73 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 73 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

White House Lane from Shiplate Road

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

White House Lane from Shiplate Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Farm ShopVisitor farm3.4 km→🌱Parkland ArboretumUrban park4 km→🐄Court Farm Country ParkVisitor farm4.8 km→✦Shrunken medieval village of Christon and associated field system 200m north of Manor FarmHistoric site2 km→✦Picken's HoleHistoric site3 km→⛪St Augustine's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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