Orchard Wood
✦ Ancient woodland62 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome62 ha
Getting here
50.97394, -3.06557
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
🐶Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🌲Forest walks
Very strong match
1 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Marked walking trail; Named hiking route nearby: East Deane Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Channel to ChannelWalking route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional walking route
Somerset Space WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Taunton Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef THTLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - Castle NerocheWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTnLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - ThurlbearWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route15.6 km▾
Named routeRef 33Length 15.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route217 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route539 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 539 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Harepathbridleway · 1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Photos
Broughton Brook valley from bridleway below Orchard Wood
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Wildlife to spot
13,604 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,604 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Stonechat · Blackbird +6
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Small White · Large White · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Comma +11
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Hemp-agrimony · Wild Madder · Black Bryony · Common Knapweed · Stinking Iris +93
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Wild MadderRubia peregrina
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,604 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Stonechat · Blackbird +6
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Small White · Large White · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Comma +11
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Hemp-agrimony · Wild Madder · Black Bryony · Common Knapweed · Stinking Iris +93
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- Wild MadderRubia peregrina
- Black BryonyTamus communis
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
- Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas