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Fivehead Wood

✦ Ancient woodland32 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

51.01154, -2.92199

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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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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 · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Somerset Space WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
River Parrett TrailWalking route80 km
Named routeRef RPTLength 80 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network route 339Cycling route
Named routeRef 339National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route166 m
Named routeRef 33Length 166 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 33Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fivehead Wood

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BURTON PYNSENTHistoric site2.2 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→✦Burton Pynsent MonumentHistoric site2.6 km→✦Roman house W of vicarageHistoric site4.7 km→🪦Fivehead CemeteryCemetery1.6 km→⛪St Gregory's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→

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