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Wrantage Covert

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsBirdsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

50.99806, -2.97552

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Oedemera femoralis, Acrossus rufipes, Dark Bush-cricket +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Red-backed Shrike +25 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Red-backed Shrike +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Somerset Space WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - Castle NerocheWalking route
Named routeRef HTnLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route599 m
Named routeRef 3Length 599 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route85 m
Named routeRef 3Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Widness Drovebridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Sedgemoor Drovebridleway · 491 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 491 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Sedgemoor Drovebridleway · 387 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 387 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wrantage Covert from Croft Cottages

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wrantage Covert from Croft Cottages

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Nearby places

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✦HATCH (BEAUCHAMP) COURTHistoric site1.8 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪North Curry Baptist ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⚽Lady Alice Gore Memorial FieldPlaying field2.6 km→🪦Fivehead CemeteryCemetery3.7 km→🐄RSPCA West Hatch Animal CentreVisitor farm4.8 km→

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