Getting here
51.30283, -2.56093
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +11 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pepper-saxifrage, Lords-and-Ladies · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Three Peaks WalkWalking route27 km
Limestone LinkWalking route58 km
🚴Cycling
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Norton Radstock GreenwayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route743 m
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
N/ACycling route768 m
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Hollow Marsh Lanebridleway · 2.6 km
Wildlife to spot
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