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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 45 ha
Places › England › South West › Somerset Getting here
50.93895, -3.03693
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +181 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +181 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Channel to Channel Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional walking route
Show on map Herepath Trail - Castle Neroche Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HTn Local walking route
Show on map Herepath Trail - Thurlbear Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HTb Local walking route
Show on map Staple Fitzpaine Herepath Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SFH Local walking route
Show on map East Deane Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 15.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 15.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 18 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lane bridleway · 607 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 607 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Photos Road through Castle Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
10,095 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,095 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Meadow Grasshopper
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Wild Service-tree · Eyebright · Dilated Scalewort · Common Feather-moss · Great Wood-rush +5
Wild Service-tree Sorbus torminalis2024 Eyebright Euphrasia Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Lesser Celandine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,095 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Meadow Grasshopper
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Wild Service-tree · Eyebright · Dilated Scalewort · Common Feather-moss · Great Wood-rush +5
Wild Service-tree Sorbus torminalis2024 Eyebright Euphrasia Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Lesser Celandine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna
Pignut Conopodium majus
Pignut Conopodium majus
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Wild Madder Rubia peregrina
Wild Madder Rubia peregrina 