Oak Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 25 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › South West › Somerset Getting here
51.04696, -3.41337
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 📍 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heart-leaved Hawkweed, Himalayan Balsam, American Skunk-cabbage · last seen 2020
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Coal Tit +36 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Coal Tit +36 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary +33 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
West Deane Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDW Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 3.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 561 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 561 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
3,308 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,308 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Wren · Chaffinch · Grey Wagtail +19
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Hazel Dormouse · Pygmy Shrew
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Wall Lizard · Common Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2020 Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Ringlet · Gatekeeper +17
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Green-veined White Pieris napi Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Grand-toothed Hawkweed · Himalayan Balsam
Grand-toothed Hawkweed Hieracium grandidens Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,308 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Wren · Chaffinch · Grey Wagtail +19
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Raven Corvus corax Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Rook Corvus frugilegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Hazel Dormouse · Pygmy Shrew
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2023 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Wall Lizard · Common Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2020 Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary · Ringlet · Gatekeeper +17
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Green-veined White Pieris napi Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Grand-toothed Hawkweed · Himalayan Balsam
Grand-toothed Hawkweed Hieracium grandidens Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2020 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2020
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2020
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
Large White Pieris brassicae
Large White Pieris brassicae
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2020
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens2021
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens2021
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2020
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2020
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2020
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2020
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2020
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2020
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2020 