Getting here
51.24946, -2.52630
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Wren, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Wren, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +65 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Even Scalewort +100 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
3 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
East Mendip WayWalking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
The Mendip TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Norton Radstock GreenwayCycling route
N/ACycling route47 m
N/ACycling route77 m
N/ACycling route994 m
N/ACycling route73 m
N/ACycling route538 m
🐴Horse riding
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Crock's Bottom Lanerestricted byway · 248 m
Crock's Bottom Lanerestricted byway · 263 m
Wildlife to spot
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