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Oway Plantation

36 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

51.18209, -3.48184

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

5 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

5 marked walking trails; Named hiking route nearby: Macmillan Way West

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Heath Fritillary, Large White, Small Heath +150 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Selworthy Circular Pink Route, Holnicote EstateWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Selworthy and Bury Castle circular walkWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Walking in Exmoor: Day OneWalking route12.8 km

Part one of a two-day walk on the Holnicote Estate.

Named routeLength 12.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 1: Minehead to Porlock Weir)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
Minehead to CarhamptonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route597 m
Named routeRef 51Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
N/ACycling route422 m
Named routeRef 51Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route135 m
Named routeRef 51Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
N/ACycling route1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ellicombe Combebridleway · 717 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 717 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest clearing on Knowle Hill

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest clearing on Knowle Hill

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🌱KeepUrban park2.6 km→✦Motte and bailey at Dunster CastleHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Blenheim GardensUrban park2.9 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldUrban park2.3 km→✦Cross in the churchyard of St George's ChurchHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Village GardenUrban park2.6 km→

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