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Hallshot Wood

8 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Carrion Crow, Dunnock +55 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Great Tit, Carrion Crow, Dunnock +55 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Hazel, Oak +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Hylemya vagans, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +193 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Hylemya vagans, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +193 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ash, Holly, Beech +154 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Ash, Holly, Beech +154 more · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route

Exe Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route

Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route

Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route

Danes Wood Walk, KillertonWalking route4.6 km

Fungi, Songbirds, Butterfly

Named routeLength 4.6 kmDuration 1:05Round tripLocal walking route

Front Park and The Clump Walk, KillertonWalking route2.2 km

Extinct Volcano, Pond, Memorial Cross, Iron Age Hillfort, Views of Exe Valley, Chapel Grounds

Named routeLength 2.2 kmDuration 01:15Round tripLocal walking route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Leecross Lanerestricted byway · 533 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 533 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

3,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

autumn

2024

Meadow Pipit · Raven · Carrion Crow · Stock Dove · Nuthatch +28

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JayGarrulus glandarius
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SiskinSpinus spinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022

🐝

Insects68 species

autumn

2024

Hylemya vagans · Hylemya variata · Delia platura · Cordyla crassicornis · Mycetophila tridentata +63

Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2022
Hylemya variataHylemya variata2022
Delia platuraDelia platura2022
Cordyla crassicornisCordyla crassicornis
Mycetophila tridentataMycetophila tridentata
Allodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollis
Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma
Brevicornu griseicolleBrevicornu griseicolle
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata2022
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2022
Hydrophoria lanciferHydrophoria lancifer2022
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2022
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2022
Ilisia maculataIlisia maculata
Mycetophila marginataMycetophila marginata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Phronia humeralisPhronia humeralis
Tipula luteipennisTipula luteipennis
Erioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialis
Molophilus ochraceusMolophilus ochraceus
Phronia cinerascensPhronia cinerascens
Monoclona rufilateraMonoclona rufilatera
Rymosia virensRymosia virens
Boletina trivittataBoletina trivittata
Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata
Macrocera vittataMacrocera vittata
Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta
Mycetophila luctuosaMycetophila luctuosa
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Mycomya cinerascensMycomya cinerascens
Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis
Paradelphomyia senilisParadelphomyia senilis
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
Exechia fuscaExechia fusca
Synplasta gracilisSynplasta gracilis
Erioptera luteaErioptera lutea
Tricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculata
Mycetophila unicolorMycetophila unicolor
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Mycetophila vittipesMycetophila vittipes
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2022
Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2022
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2022
Oil BeetleMeloe2022
Delia radicumDelia radicum2022
Boletina griphaBoletina gripha2022
Mycetophila curvisetaMycetophila curviseta2021
Mycetophila fraternaMycetophila fraterna2021
Pseudobrachypeza helveticaPseudobrachypeza helvetica2021
Bolitophila saundersiiBolitophila saundersii2021
Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2021
Pegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestiva2021
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2021
Anthomyia procellarisAnthomyia procellaris2021
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2021
Botanophila brunneilineaBotanophila brunneilinea2021
Hylemya urbicaHylemya urbica2021
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2021
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021

🌿

Plants67 species

summer

2021

Himalayan Balsam · Creeping Soft-grass · False Oat-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Bracken +62

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
White CloverTrifolium repens
Field MapleAcer campestre
DandelionTaraxacum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
HazelCorylus avellana
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
PignutConopodium majus
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Meadow ThistleCirsium dissectum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
BeechFagus sylvatica
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Field-roseRosa arvensis
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
YarrowAchillea millefolium
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
RowanSorbus aucuparia
BugleAjuga reptans
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit
Common BistortBistorta officinalis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

autumn

2024

Meadow Pipit · Raven · Carrion Crow · Stock Dove · Nuthatch +28

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JayGarrulus glandarius
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SiskinSpinus spinus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022

🐝

Insects68 species

autumn

2024

Hylemya vagans · Hylemya variata · Delia platura · Cordyla crassicornis · Mycetophila tridentata +63

Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2022
Hylemya variataHylemya variata2022
Delia platuraDelia platura2022
Cordyla crassicornisCordyla crassicornis
Mycetophila tridentataMycetophila tridentata
Allodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollis
Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma
Brevicornu griseicolleBrevicornu griseicolle
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata2022
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2022
Hydrophoria lanciferHydrophoria lancifer2022
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2022
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2022
Ilisia maculataIlisia maculata
Mycetophila marginataMycetophila marginata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Phronia humeralisPhronia humeralis
Tipula luteipennisTipula luteipennis
Erioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialis
Molophilus ochraceusMolophilus ochraceus
Phronia cinerascensPhronia cinerascens
Monoclona rufilateraMonoclona rufilatera
Rymosia virensRymosia virens
Boletina trivittataBoletina trivittata
Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata
Macrocera vittataMacrocera vittata
Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta
Mycetophila luctuosaMycetophila luctuosa
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Mycomya cinerascensMycomya cinerascens
Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis
Paradelphomyia senilisParadelphomyia senilis
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa
Exechia fuscaExechia fusca
Synplasta gracilisSynplasta gracilis
Erioptera luteaErioptera lutea
Tricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculata
Mycetophila unicolorMycetophila unicolor
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Mycetophila vittipesMycetophila vittipes
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2022
Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2022
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2022
Oil BeetleMeloe2022
Delia radicumDelia radicum2022
Boletina griphaBoletina gripha2022
Mycetophila curvisetaMycetophila curviseta2021
Mycetophila fraternaMycetophila fraterna2021
Pseudobrachypeza helveticaPseudobrachypeza helvetica2021
Bolitophila saundersiiBolitophila saundersii2021
Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2021
Pegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestiva2021
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2021
Anthomyia procellarisAnthomyia procellaris2021
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2021
Botanophila brunneilineaBotanophila brunneilinea2021
Hylemya urbicaHylemya urbica2021
Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2021
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2021
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021

🌿

Plants67 species

summer

2021

Himalayan Balsam · Creeping Soft-grass · False Oat-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Bracken +62

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
White CloverTrifolium repens
Field MapleAcer campestre
DandelionTaraxacum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
HazelCorylus avellana
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
PignutConopodium majus
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Meadow ThistleCirsium dissectum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
BeechFagus sylvatica
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Field-roseRosa arvensis
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
YarrowAchillea millefolium
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
RowanSorbus aucuparia
BugleAjuga reptans
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit
Common BistortBistorta officinalis
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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