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Folly Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

51.22219, -2.66267

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Siskin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Siskin +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss, Common Smoothcap +7 more · last seen 2025

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

6 signed routes nearby · 32 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

48 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

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lime Kiln Lanebridleway · 18 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 18 mPath type: service
Lime Kiln Lanebridleway · 113 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 113 mPath type: service
Lime Kiln Lanebridleway · 70 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 70 mPath type: service
Lime Kiln Lanebridleway · 340 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 340 mPath type: service
Reservoir Lanerestricted byway · 238 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 238 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ramsons in Round Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ramsons in Round Wood

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Nearby places

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✦Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well houseHistoric site2 km→🌱Cathedral GreenUrban park1.8 km→✦Deserted medieval farmstead and field system NW of Ebbor WoodHistoric site3.1 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→✦Milton Lodge and The CombeHistoric site1 km→⛪Cathedral Church of St AndrewReligious grounds1.9 km→

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