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Spangate Grove

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.16462, -3.54410

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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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heather · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Common Green Grasshopper, Large Willow Aphid +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Common Green Grasshopper, Large Willow Aphid +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Selworthy Circular Pink Route, Holnicote EstateWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Webber's Post wanderWalking route1.6 km
Named routeLength 1.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Horner Wood ancient trees walkWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Dunkery and Horner Wood circular walkWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route422 m
Named routeRef 51Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route508 m
Named routeRef 51Length 508 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
N/ACycling route261 m
Named routeRef 51Length 261 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Digland Lanebridleway · 558 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 558 mPath type: track
Spangate Lanebridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path junction in Spangate Grove

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path junction in Spangate Grove

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Horner packhorse bridgeHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Brewers GreenUrban park3.4 km→✦Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile HeadHistoric site1.4 km→✦Dunkery Beacon and adjacent moundsHistoric site3 km→✦Round barrow 800yds (730m) SW of Dunkery BeaconHistoric site3.6 km→✦Bagley Iron Age defended settlement enclosure and deserted medieval farmHistoric site4 km→

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