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Chargot Wood

✦ Ancient woodland139 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome139 ha

Getting here

51.11595, -3.47585

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

3 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Robin, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Robin, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +118 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +118 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
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Horse riding

25 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking over bare fields, towards Chargot Wood

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking over bare fields, towards Chargot Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype FarmHistoric site2 km→✦ClicketHistoric site3.3 km→✦Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360m north of Fire TowerHistoric site3.8 km→✦Later prehistoric defended enclosure, Long WoodHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→

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