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Govett's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland61 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome61 ha

Getting here

51.13318, -3.18525

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

3 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Smoothcap · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Castles & Coast WayWalking route21 km
Named routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route
West Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
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Horse riding

18 public paths nearby

Public paths
Adscombe Lanebridleway · 17 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 17 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Adscombe Lanebridleway · 135 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 135 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track junction, Govett's Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track junction, Govett's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Quantock EstateUrban park1.9 km→✦CROWCOMBE COURTHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Brendon ViewUrban park3.7 km→🌱St Pancras ChurchUrban park4.1 km→🌱Alfoxton ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦Cairn 280m south of Triscombe StoneHistoric site2.3 km→

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