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Quantock Estate

76 ha

Plan your visit

AncientBirdsBluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome76 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Tufted Duck
  • 💜Bluebell walks 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
Parking

Best for

12 activities

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe +71 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

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

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Dock Bug +50 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths 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
Pomewater Lanepublic footpath · 391 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 391 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Pomewater Lanepublic footpath · 589 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 589 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Keeper's Combebridleway · 642 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 642 mSurface compactedPath type: track
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

Wildlife to spot

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