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Old Wood

✦ Ancient woodland42 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome42 ha

Getting here

51.02748, -2.50294

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Lateral Cryphaea +72 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Large White +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Large White +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Leland TrailWalking route
Named routeRef LTRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 26Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Castle Cary LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Somerset Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRound tripRegional cycle route
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route133 m
Named routeRef 26Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The edge of 'Old Wood'

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The edge of 'Old Wood'

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Compton CastleHistoric site100 m→✦Large multivallate hillfort and associated earthworks at South CadburyHistoric site2 km→✦Cadbury Castle and associated earthworksHistoric site2 km→✦Lower Woolston medieval settlementHistoric site2.1 km→🐄TealsVisitor farm2.2 km→🌱Charlton Horethorne (Millennium Green)Urban park2.7 km→

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