King's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 50 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 50 ha
Places › England › South West › North Somerset Getting here
51.30125, -2.84157
Open directionsv 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 on site — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 on site — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hooded Bristle-moss · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 45 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Samaritans Way South West Walking route 166 km ▾
Named route Length 166 km Regional walking route
Show on map West Mendip Way Walking route 48 km ▾
Named route Ref WMW Length 48 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hutton Millenium Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HMW Local walking route
Show on map The Butcombe Trail Walking route 74 km ▾
Named route Ref BUT Length 74 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Mendip Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MT Regional walking route
Show on map Barton Drove public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Path type: unclassified
Show on map Wheelchair access to sladers leigh public footpath · 7 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 7 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Strawberry Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 26 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 26 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 66 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 66 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 113 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 113 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 115 m ▾
Named route Ref 26 Length 115 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Winscombe Drove bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Surface dirt Incline up Path type: track
Show on map Yadley Lane bridleway · 488 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 488 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
57,899 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 57,899 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Redwing · House Sparrow · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Goldfinch +40
Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Oedemera femoralis · Nebria brevicollis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Hooded Bristle-moss · Southern Polypody · Common Calamint · Wall Cotoneaster · Spring Cinquefoil +26
Hooded Bristle-moss Orthotrichum cupulatum Southern Polypody Polypodium cambricum Common Calamint Clinopodium ascendens Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Spring Cinquefoil Potentilla verna Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus sylvestris Dropwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 57,899 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Redwing · House Sparrow · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Goldfinch +40
Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2025 Oedemera femoralis · Nebria brevicollis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Hooded Bristle-moss · Southern Polypody · Common Calamint · Wall Cotoneaster · Spring Cinquefoil +26
Hooded Bristle-moss Orthotrichum cupulatum Southern Polypody Polypodium cambricum Common Calamint Clinopodium ascendens Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis Spring Cinquefoil Potentilla verna Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus sylvestris Dropwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Filipendula vulgaris
Filipendula vulgaris
Rubus prolongatus Rubus prolongatus
Rubus prolongatus Rubus prolongatus
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album 