West Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › South West › Somerset Getting here
51.17097, -3.28038
Open directionsv 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 215m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 215m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Minotaur Beetle, Red Admiral +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Minotaur Beetle, Red Admiral +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Quantock Greenway Walking route 62.5 km ▾
Named route Length 62.5 km Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to Minehead Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Coleridge Way Walking route 82 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 82 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
The Great Road restricted byway · 547 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 547 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Permissive footpath in West Wood
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Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana 