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Dyke's Wood

23 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

50.94713, -3.12895

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Pheasant, Nuthatch, Raven +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Gatekeeper +20 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Gatekeeper +20 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Channel to ChannelWalking route
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Herepath Trail - ThurlbearWalking route
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
Herepath Trail - Blagdon HillWalking route
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
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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

Road through Luxhay Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road through Luxhay Wood

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Nearby places

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✦POUNDISFORD PARKHistoric site3.5 km→🦉OTTERHEAD LAKESNature reserve3.7 km→✦RAF Culmhead (Scheduled Monument)Historic site2.3 km→✦World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, at Trickey Warren FarmHistoric site2.3 km→✦Site of Otterhead HouseHistoric site3.6 km→✦Robin Hood's ButtsHistoric site3.4 km→

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