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Hurcot Firs

✦ Ancient woodland236 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome236 ha

Getting here

51.07844, -2.70800

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hairy St John's-wort, Herb-Paris, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Bumblebee +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km
Named routeRef 26Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route7.1 km
Named routeRef 26Length 7.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coombe Hollow Lanerestricted byway · 1.3 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.3 kmPath type: track
Touch Lanerestricted byway · 835 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 835 mPath type: track
Sug Hillrestricted byway · 1.3 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.3 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Hurcot Firs

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Hurcot Firs

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