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Buckland Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland30 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsWalksWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

50.95165, -3.17026

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

6 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Hiking

6 marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Channel to ChannelWalking route
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
East Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
Herepath Trail - Blagdon HillWalking route
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - OtterfordWalking route
Named routeRef HToLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - ChurchstantonWalking route
Named routeRef HTcLocal walking route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Edge of Buckland Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Edge of Buckland Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Elm MeadowsUrban park3.9 km→🌱Hilltop ParkUrban park4 km→✦POUNDISFORD PARKHistoric site4.8 km→✦RAF Culmhead (Scheduled Monument)Historic site3.8 km→🌱Wellington MonumentUrban park4.1 km→✦World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, at Trickey Warren FarmHistoric site3.8 km→

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