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Rectory Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.13719, -3.18011

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, Pied Flycatcher +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, Pied Flycatcher +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 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
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Adscombe Lanebridleway · 17 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 17 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Adscombe Lanebridleway · 135 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 135 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Rectory Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Quantock EstateUrban park1.7 km→✦CROWCOMBE COURTHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Alfoxton ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Brendon ViewUrban park4.2 km→🌱St Pancras ChurchUrban park4.6 km→✦Churchyard cross 5.6m south east of the porch of St Martin's ChurchHistoric site4.7 km→

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