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Wansleyhill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

50.94045, -4.04366

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright, Southern Marsh-orchid, Shining Crane's-bill +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, House Martin, Bullfinch +28 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, House Martin, Bullfinch +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Flame Shoulder, Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing +262 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Flame Shoulder, Brimstone Moth, Large Yellow Underwing +262 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Start of a footpath to Combe Wood

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Start of a footpath to Combe Wood

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Nearby places

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⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪Ebberley Methodist ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→✦Four bowl barrows on Burrington Moor lying 210m south west of Burrington Moor CrossHistoric site4.3 km→

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