Broadleaved woodland near Ridge
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦋Insects🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.31303, -2.64295
Open directionsv
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km▾
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km▾
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Three Peaks WalkWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route55 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
39,975 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
39,975 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTeal · Marsh Tit · Chaffinch · Canada Goose · Redwing +41
- TealAnas crecca
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Primrose · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Guelder-rose · Great Willowherb · Shepherd's-purse +114
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,975 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTeal · Marsh Tit · Chaffinch · Canada Goose · Redwing +41
- TealAnas crecca
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Primrose · Smooth Hawk's-beard · Guelder-rose · Great Willowherb · Shepherd's-purse +114
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
