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Filcombe Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

50.73030, -2.84454

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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
  • 🅿️Langdon Hill 472m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Creeping Buttercup, Yorkshire-fog +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Acupalpus dubius, Bembidion guttula, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +111 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Dandelion, Hazel +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 44 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
Smuggler's Trail, Golden CapWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Langdon Hill walk, Golden CapWalking route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmDuration 0:30Round tripLocal walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 46: Seaton to Seatown)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 2Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route310 m
Named routeRef 2Length 310 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pettycrate Lanebridleway · 576 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 576 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View over Filcombe Wood

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View over Filcombe Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Chideock Castle: a moated site and associated features 520m south west of Chideock ManorHistoric site1.9 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦St Gabriel's ChurchHistoric site400 m→✦A group of four bowl barrows on Golden Cap 515m south east and 630m south east of St Gabriel's HouseHistoric site500 m→✦Barrow cemetery on Hardown Hill 600m west of Butt FarmHistoric site1.8 km→✦BeaconHistoric site3.3 km→

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