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Halscombe Wood

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

51.06702, -3.54203

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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 207m away — 2 car parks within reach

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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Austrolimnophila ochracea, Odontocerum albicorne +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Austrolimnophila ochracea, Odontocerum albicorne +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Courtdown Lanepublic footpath · 479 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 479 mPath type: track
🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Named routeRef 3Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route272 m
Named routeRef 3Length 272 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Broford Lanerestricted byway · 505 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 505 mPath type: service
Broford Lanerestricted byway · 557 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 557 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

West Somerset : Grassy Field & Cattle

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

West Somerset : Grassy Field & Cattle

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Exmoor LawnsUrban park3.1 km→✦Barle BridgeHistoric site3.2 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Lock up 60m south-east of the Church of St MaryHistoric site3.2 km→✦Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old VicarageHistoric site4.5 km→✦Four round barrows on The Allotment, 520m south east of Spire CrossHistoric site3.7 km→

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