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Cook's Gully

3 ha

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.33321, -2.66965

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Pendulous Sedge · last seen 2025; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Pendulous Sedge · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route531 m
Named routeRef 3Length 531 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km
Named routeRef 3Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route85 m
Named routeRef 3Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cook's Gully

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Charterhouse lead worksHistoric site5 km→✦Roman settlement at Town FieldHistoric site4.6 km→💧Blagdon LakeReservoir1.9 km→💧Blagdon LakeReservoir1.9 km→💧Chew Valley LakeReservoir3.5 km→💧Chew Valley LakeReservoir3.5 km→

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