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Skinner's Wood

19 ha

📷 Adrian and Janet Quantock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

51.16293, -2.83841

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 484m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Gadwall, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Gadwall, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Brown Hawker +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walton Heath TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mini Marshes PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Loxton's Marsh TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reedbed TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ham Wall LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Kent Drovepublic footpath · 641 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 641 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Kent Drovepublic footpath · 251 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 251 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Kent Drovepublic footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mSurface concretePath type: footway
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bittern TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Link from Route 3 to the Bittern TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route288 m
Named routeRef 3Length 288 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field And Skinners Wood

📷 Adrian and Janet Quantock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field And Skinners Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦The Abbot's Fish House and fishpondsHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Roman briquetage mounds on Burtle MoorHistoric site4.2 km→✦Sections of the Sweet Track, the Post Track and associated remains 500m north east of Moorgate FarmHistoric site900 m→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→

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