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Ridgeon Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Chris Borrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.33165, -2.73941

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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

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Wildlife

Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Two Rivers WayWalking route32 km

Congresbury to Keynsham

Named routeRef 2RWLength 32 kmRegional walking route
Leg Lanepublic footpath · 199 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 199 mPath type: residential
Rickford Lanepublic footpath · 168 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mPath type: track
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 26Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rickford Lanerestricted byway · 167 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 167 mPath type: residential
Rickford Lanerestricted byway · 236 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 236 mPath type: track
Ham Linkbridleway · 276 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 276 mPath type: residential
Rickford Risebridleway · 51 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 51 mPath type: residential
Rickford Lanerestricted byway · 22 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 22 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ford at Rickford

📷 Chris Borrison · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ford at Rickford

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✦World War II bombing decoy complex, anti-aircraft obstructions and Beacon Batch round barrow cemetery on Black DownHistoric site2.4 km→✦WWII bombing decoy complexHistoric site2.4 km→✦Charterhouse lead worksHistoric site4.1 km→✦Slight univallate hillfort and associated earthworks on Burrington HamHistoric site1 km→✦Dolebury Camp: a large univallate hillfort and associated and later earthworks on Dolebury WarrenHistoric site3.5 km→✦Roman settlement at Town FieldHistoric site3.5 km→

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