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✦ Ancient woodland59 ha

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome59 ha

Getting here

51.15126, -3.56318

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Stonechat, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Red-stemmed Feather-moss, Bruch's Pincushion, Rusty Feather-moss +119 more · last seen 2020

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta, Parmotrema perlatum, Porpidia crustulata +59 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta, Parmotrema perlatum, Porpidia crustulata +59 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Heath Fritillary, Gatekeeper +74 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Heath Fritillary, Gatekeeper +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional 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
Walking in Exmoor: Day TwoWalking route25.6 km
Named routeLength 25.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Horse riding

23 public paths nearby

Public paths
Long Lanerestricted byway · 604 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 604 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cutcombe: Mansley Combe

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cutcombe: Mansley Combe

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390m and 420m south east of Rex Stile HeadHistoric site2.1 km→✦Dunkery Beacon and adjacent moundsHistoric site2.1 km→✦Round barrow 800yds (730m) SW of Dunkery BeaconHistoric site2.3 km→✦Bagley Iron Age defended settlement enclosure and deserted medieval farmHistoric site3.4 km→

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