Glade
← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Wickham's Gully

1 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.28676, -2.60758

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Pochard +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Pochard +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Oedemera femoralis, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Oedemera femoralis, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pinkedge Bonnet, False Chanterelle · last seen 2025; Fungi — Pinkedge Bonnet, False Chanterelle · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 10 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
🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km
Named routeRef 3Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km
Named routeRef 3Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 3Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Back Lane

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Back Lane

1 / 15

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Spoil heapsHistoric site4.2 km→✦Spoil heapsHistoric site4.4 km→✦STON EASTON PARKHistoric site4.9 km→✦Large univallate hillfort with outworks 800m west of White CrossHistoric site4.2 km→✦Bowl barrow 100m north east of Home Farm CottageHistoric site4.5 km→✦St Cuthbert's and Chewton lead mines and Fair Lady WellHistoric site4.7 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 8a81b49e-93dc-44e1-8be6-16c070e90e81