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Selworthy Green

146 ha

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome146 ha

Getting here

51.21484, -3.55948

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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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Wren +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hawthorn +17 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Azure Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Selfheal +155 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Selfheal +155 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Selworthy Circular Pink Route, Holnicote EstateWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Selworthy and Bury Castle circular walkWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Webber's Post wanderWalking route1.6 km
Named routeLength 1.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bossington Circular Pink Route, Holnicote EstateWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Horner Wood ancient trees walkWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route504 m
Named routeRef 51Length 504 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route597 m
Named routeRef 51Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
N/ACycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route135 m
Named routeRef 51Length 135 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
N/ACycling route508 m
Named routeRef 51Length 508 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

47 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dean's Lanebridleway · 173 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 173 mSurface groundPath type: track
Selworthy Combebridleway · 375 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 375 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Dean's Lanebridleway · 675 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 675 mSurface groundPath type: track
Dean's Lanebridleway · 100 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 100 mSurface groundPath type: track
Selworthy Combebridleway · 4 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mSurface rockPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Selworthy: in Selworthy Woods

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Selworthy: in Selworthy Woods

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Selworthy GreenUrban park900 m→✦Horner packhorse bridgeHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Dubricius's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→✦Agnes FountainHistoric site700 m→🌱Woodcomb WalkUrban park4.8 km→✦Selworthy Beacon cairnHistoric site900 m→

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