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✦ Ancient woodland44 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome44 ha

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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Alder Leaf Beetle, Meadow Grasshopper +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Alder Leaf Beetle, Meadow Grasshopper +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Castles & Coast WayWalking route21 km
Named routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route
Quantock GreenwayWalking route62.5 km
Named routeLength 62.5 kmLocal walking route
West Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cockercombe Bottombridleway · 2.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.3 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
Keeper's Combebridleway · 181 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 181 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Durborough Lanerestricted byway · 113 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 113 mPath type: service
Keeper's Combebridleway · 642 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 642 mSurface compactedPath type: track

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