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Stock Wood

11 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.20999, -3.84311

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Usnea subfloridana, Usnea esperantiana, Cladonia polydactyla +49 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Usnea subfloridana, Usnea esperantiana, Cladonia polydactyla +49 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Hawthorn, Common Sorrel +30 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dryopteris affinis, Beech, Hawthorn +200 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Dryopteris affinis, Beech, Hawthorn +200 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Countisbury circular walk via Winston's PathWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Watersmeet to Ash Bridge circular walkWalking route3.5 km
Named routeRef WACLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Countisbury figure of eight walkWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wallace Lanepublic footpath · 419 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 419 mSurface pavedPath type: service
High Bullen Lanepublic footpath · 122 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 122 mPath type: service
Hanging Lanepublic footpath · 416 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 416 mPath type: service
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
NCN 3 to NCN 51 LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route51 m
Named routeRef 51Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route10.7 km
Named routeRef 51Length 10.7 kmNational 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 NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ilkerton Hillbridleway · 80 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 80 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ordnance Survey Cut Mark

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Manor GroundsUrban park2.6 km→⛪St Mary the Virgin's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Myrtlebury North Iron Age EnclosureHistoric site3.3 km→✦Myrtleberry North Camp, a late prehistoric multiple enclosure fort 200m north west of Waters Meet HouseHistoric site3.3 km→🌱West Woodybay WoodUrban park4.3 km→🌱Coronation Playing FieldUrban park4.9 km→

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