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Chapel Plantation

27 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

51.19018, -3.57287

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Minotaur Beetle +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Minotaur Beetle +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Selworthy Circular Pink Route, Holnicote EstateWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Selworthy and Bury Castle circular walkWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Webber's Post wanderWalking route1.6 km
Named routeLength 1.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bossington Circular Pink Route, Holnicote EstateWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Horner Wood ancient trees walkWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route504 m
Named routeRef 51Length 504 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route597 m
Named routeRef 51Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
N/ACycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route135 m
Named routeRef 51Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
N/ACycling route508 m
Named routeRef 51Length 508 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Priestwaybridleway · 249 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 249 mPath type: bridleway
The Priestwaybridleway · 577 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 577 mPath type: bridleway
The Priestwaybridleway · 39 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 39 mPath type: bridleway
The Priestwaybridleway · 389 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 389 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Luccombe : Luccombe Plantation

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Luccombe : Luccombe Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Horner packhorse bridgeHistoric site1 km→⛪St Dubricius's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→🌱Selworthy GreenUrban park2.7 km→✦Agnes FountainHistoric site2.8 km→✦Allerford New BridgeHistoric site2 km→✦Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile HeadHistoric site2.4 km→

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