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Curry Woods

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.03333, -2.87560

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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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Little Egret, Lapwing +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Little Egret, Lapwing +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Big Shaggy-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Hellards Hill Lanepublic footpath · 275 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 275 mPath type: service
South Drovepublic footpath · 1.6 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmPath type: service
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network route 339Cycling route
Named routeRef 339National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.9 km
Named routeRef 339Length 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route404 m
Named routeRef 339Length 404 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route15.6 km
Named routeRef 33Length 15.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Curry Rivel Drove

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Curry Rivel Drove

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🌱Cockle MoorUrban park3.1 km→✦BURTON PYNSENTHistoric site2 km→✦Muchelney AbbeyHistoric site4.5 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→✦Muchelney AbbeyHistoric site4.4 km→✦Burton Pynsent MonumentHistoric site1.6 km→

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