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Withycombe Hill Plantation

11 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.16373, -3.42501

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Butter Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +11 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Butter Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +11 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Meadow Brown +118 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Swallow, House Sparrow, Dunnock +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monk's Path to Home Farm Blue AnchorWalking route
Named routeRef MPBALocal walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Brean Down to MineheadWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Briddicott Lanepublic footpath · 382 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 382 mPath type: track
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
Minehead to CarhamptonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Steam Coast TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route422 m
Named routeRef 51Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath junction on the Macmillan Way West, Withycombe Hill

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath junction on the Macmillan Way West, Withycombe Hill

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✦Motte and bailey at Dunster CastleHistoric site2.4 km→🌱KeepUrban park2.4 km→✦DUNSTER CASTLEHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Village GardenUrban park2.6 km→✦Cross in the churchyard of St George's ChurchHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Alcombe CommonUrban park5 km→

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