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Owleycombe Common

27 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

50.90499, -3.26270

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Stonechat, Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Swift, Great Spotted Woodpecker +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Dandelion, Hawthorn +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Beech +136 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Beech +136 more · last seen 2019

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Melanohalea exasperatula, Cresponea premnea, Opegrapha vermicellifera +4 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Melanohalea exasperatula, Cresponea premnea, Opegrapha vermicellifera +4 more · last seen 2015

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Wellington Monument walkWalking route
Named route
Westleigh Quarry TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WQTLocal walking route
Burlescombe TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BURLocal walking route
Uffculme Village TrailWalking route
Named routeRef UFT
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 3Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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

Owleycombe Common

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Hemyock CastleHistoric site2.3 km→✦Hemyock CastleHistoric site2.3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⚽Longmead FieldPlaying field2.7 km→✦Garnsey's Tower (ruin)Historic site3.3 km→✦Dunkeswell AbbeyHistoric site3.4 km→

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