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Chilley Combe Wood

5 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sticta fuliginosa s. lat., Phaeographis lyellii, Bacidia biatorina +49 more · last seen 2012; Fungi — Sticta fuliginosa s. lat., Phaeographis lyellii, Bacidia biatorina +49 more · last seen 2012

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Water Mint, Barren Strawberry +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug, Dark Bush-cricket +115 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug, Dark Bush-cricket +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Honesty, Navelwort +143 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Honesty, Navelwort +143 more · last seen 2018

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 28Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 28Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route493 m
Named routeRef 28Length 493 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

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