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✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

50.80399, -3.41170

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Holly Speckle, Phanerochaete velutina +64 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Brown Rollrim, Holly Speckle, Phanerochaete velutina +64 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +88 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Chanterelle, Jelly Ear, Hazel Bracket

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Ashclyst Blue WalkWalking route
Named routeRef ABLUELocal walking route
Ashclyst Red WalkWalking route
Named routeRef AREDRound tripLocal walking route
Ashclyst Green WalkWalking route3.2 km
Named routeRef AGREENLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Ashclyst Purple WalkWalking route2.4 km
Named routeRef APURPLELength 2.4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Killerton to Clyston MillCycling route

Devonshire Countryside, Sparrow Park, Estate Farms, Clyston Mill, River Clyst

Named routeRef KBFCTPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ride through White Down Copse

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ride through White Down Copse

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Manorial settlement incorporating a medieval undercroft, 100m north of St John the Baptist's ChurchHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Killerton ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦KILLERTON HOUSEHistoric site3.7 km→🦉CHARWELL WETLANDS, BRADNINCHNature reserve2.3 km→

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