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Deer Leap Standing Stones

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.23592, -2.69178

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Raven +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Raven +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Smoothcap, Wall Scalewort, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Wall Scalewort, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 10 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
East Mendip WayWalking route
Named routeRef EMWRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route231 m
Named routeRef 3Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pelting Road to Deer Leap

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pelting Road to Deer Leap

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well houseHistoric site4.6 km→✦Deserted medieval farmstead and field system NW of Ebbor WoodHistoric site600 m→🌱Cathedral GreenUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Priddy Glebe Barrow: a bowl barrow 25m north of St. Lawrence's ChurchHistoric site2.8 km→✦Milton Lodge and The CombeHistoric site3.5 km→

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