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Stockhill

80 ha

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome80 ha

Getting here

51.25845, -2.64357

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

2 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coal Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Coal Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

2 marked walking trails; Named hiking route nearby: Monarch's Way

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser +109 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Four-spotted Chaser +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Samaritans Way South WestWalking route166 km
Named routeLength 166 kmRegional walking route
West Mendip WayWalking route48 km
Named routeRef WMWLength 48 kmRegional walking route
The Butcombe TrailWalking route74 km
Named routeRef BUTLength 74 kmRegional walking route
The Mendip TrailWalking route
Named routeRef MTRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 26 (Proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 26National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Strawberry LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route55 m
Named routeRef 3Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route16 m
Named routeRef 3Length 16 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest track in Stockhill Wood

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest track in Stockhill Wood

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Deserted medieval farmstead and field system NW of Ebbor WoodHistoric site4.1 km→✦Spoil heapsHistoric site500 m→✦Spoil heapsHistoric site600 m→✦Priddy Glebe Barrow: a bowl barrow 25m north of St. Lawrence's ChurchHistoric site2.4 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Milton Lodge and The CombeHistoric site4.4 km→

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