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Somerton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

51.04879, -2.70623

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Swartz's Feather-moss +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Robin +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Large White +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Large White +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
L25/23public footpath · 312 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 312 mSurface grassPath type: footway
L25/23public footpath · 738 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 738 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Somerset CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Somerton Wood

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Somerton Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→✦Market CrossHistoric site1.6 km→✦Somerton Market CrossHistoric site1.6 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2 km→✦Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes CaryHistoric site2.9 km→✦LYTES CARYHistoric site3 km→

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