Chewton Wood
✦ Ancient woodland23 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
51.29732, -2.55825
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pepper-saxifrage, Lords-and-Ladies, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km▾
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
Three Peaks WalkWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km▾
Named routeRef LLLength 58 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Norton Radstock GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route768 m▾
Named routeLength 768 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hollow Marsh Lanebridleway · 2.6 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.6 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
16,247 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,247 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Starling · Rook +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Helophilus pendulus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Sweet Vernal-grass · Ribwort Plantain · Cock's-foot · Hazel · Burnet-saxifrage +103
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
- Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
- Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,247 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Starling · Rook +26
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Helophilus pendulus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Sweet Vernal-grass · Ribwort Plantain · Cock's-foot · Hazel · Burnet-saxifrage +103
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
- Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
- Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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