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Hats Wood

✦ Ancient woodland64 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome64 ha

Getting here

51.16850, -3.45845

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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
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

2 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Hiking

2 marked walking trails

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monk's Path to Home Farm Blue AnchorWalking route
Named routeRef MPBALocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 1: Minehead to Porlock Weir)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Minehead to Combe MartinWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
Minehead to CarhamptonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route422 m
Named routeRef 51Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route4.6 km
Named routeRef 51Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

23 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bonniton New Roadbridleway · 259 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 259 mPath type: track
Park Lanerestricted byway · 1.7 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.7 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
Bonniton New Roadbridleway · 445 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 445 mPath type: track
Longcombe Lanerestricted byway · 392 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 392 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tallest tree in England

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tallest tree in England

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