Getting here
50.94027, -3.44301
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Bistort, Sheep's Sorrel, Hawthorn +27 more foraging species
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog-rose, Field-rose, Common Bistort +161 more · last seen 2026
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Swift, Pied Wagtail +31 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blackbird, Swift, Pied Wagtail +31 more · last seen 2023
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sepsis fulgens, Bolitophila saundersii, Mycetophila ichneumonea +36 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Sepsis fulgens, Bolitophila saundersii, Mycetophila ichneumonea +36 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Swan's NeckWalking route
Impey WalkWalking route
Tiverton Tree TrailWalking route
FP 16public footpath · 1.5 km
FP 16public footpath · 575 m
🚴Cycling
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
UK:National Cycle Network - west boundCycling route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
National Cycle Network Route 344Cycling route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route890 m
Main RouteCycling route415 m
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