Combe Wood - Woodland plantation
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.82851, -3.44181
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
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🐴Horse riding🥾Walking trails
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km21 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
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Ashclyst Blue WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef ABLUELocal walking route
Ashclyst Red WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef AREDRound tripLocal walking route
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
Photos
Bradninch: west from Beacon Cross
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Wildlife to spot
6,732 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,732 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Rook · Woodpigeon +47
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐝Insects10 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Birch Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Oedemera femoralis +5
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Oedemera femoralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,732 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspring
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Rook · Woodpigeon +47
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
🐝Insects10 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Birch Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Oedemera femoralis +5
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Oedemera femoralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis
Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius2025Tanner BeetlePrionus coriarius202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2025Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025