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Conygar Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Peter Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.18791, -3.44538

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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
  • 🅿️Dunster Castle car park 96m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monk's Path to Home Farm Blue AnchorWalking route
Named routeRef MPBALocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 1: Minehead to Porlock Weir)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Minehead to Combe MartinWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
Minehead to CarhamptonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Steam Coast TrailCycling 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
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Conduit Lanebridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Conygar Wood

📷 Peter Turner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Conygar Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Motte and bailey at Dunster CastleHistoric site700 m→🌱KeepUrban park700 m→🌱Blenheim GardensUrban park3 km→🌱Village GardenUrban park500 m→✦Cross in the churchyard of St George's ChurchHistoric site500 m→✦DUNSTER CASTLEHistoric site1.4 km→

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