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Broadwood Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland301 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWalksSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome301 ha

Getting here

51.15179, -3.46717

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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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Walking trails

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

3 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Hiking

3 marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Kiln Lanepublic footpath · 650 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 650 mPath type: footway
Perley Lanepublic footpath · 1.2 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Minehead to CarhamptonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

36 public paths nearby

Public paths
Longcombe Lanerestricted byway · 392 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 392 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest clearing on Croydon Hill

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest clearing on Croydon Hill

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