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✦ Historic site
World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, at Trickey Warren Farm
6 ha
Getting here
50.92637, -3.13421
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
9
6 named nearby · 3 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Horse riding
4
4 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Channel to Channel · Walking0
Staple Fitzpaine Herepath · Walking0
East Deane Way · Walking0
Herepath Trail - Blagdon Hill · Walking0
Trickey Warren Lane · bridleway
Trickey Warren Lane · bridleway
Trickey Warren Lane · bridleway
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
RAF Culmhead (aka RAF Church Stanton): a tour of a WW2 airfield - Fighter Pen 228 (21)
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦RAF Culmhead (Scheduled Monument)Historic site0 m→✦Site of Otterhead HouseHistoric site2.2 km→✦Robin Hood's ButtsHistoric site2.6 km→✦Round barrow cemetery 100m south of School FarmHistoric site2.6 km→⛪Newhouse Baptist ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds800 m→