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Towns Wood - Conifer woodland

44 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome44 ha

Getting here

51.16541, -3.47543

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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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Selworthy Circular Pink Route, Holnicote EstateWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
Minehead to CarhamptonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route422 m
Named routeRef 51Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route4.6 km
Named routeRef 51Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

35 public paths nearby

Public paths
Kitswall Lanebridleway · 118 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 118 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

West Somerset : Towns Wood

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

West Somerset : Towns Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱KeepUrban park2.8 km→✦Motte and bailey at Dunster CastleHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Blenheim GardensUrban park4.7 km→✦DUNSTER CASTLEHistoric site2.4 km→✦Cross in the churchyard of St George's ChurchHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Village GardenUrban park2.9 km→

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