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Aisholt Wood

Ancient oak woodland on the Quantock Hills rich in wild flowers in spring and early summer with a stream flowing along the valley bottom. A mini wilderness experience with the woodland floor…

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Footpath through bluebells in Aller Woods taken by Mark Green

Aller & Beer Woods

The wild woods of Aller and Beer not only provide a cool refuge to explore in the summer sun but also outstanding views across Aller Moor towards Kings Sedgemoor on the Somerset Levels.

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Dommett Wood

The mature woodland here is predominantly beech and oak and with some impressively large and ancient trees. Some of the largest beech trees grow on the old hedge banks which line the ancient drove…

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King's Castle Wood footpath through wood Neil Watson

King's Castle Wood

Just a mile south-east of the centre of Wells, this is an ancient semi-natural woodland, made up primarily of ash, hazel and field maple, with planted oak and a fine stand of small-leaved lime.…

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Langford Heathfield

Langford Heathfield is the Trust's second largest reserve. The mixture of ancient and secondary woodland, scrub, heathland and open rides cut into the woodland provides a great habitat for a…

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Quants

Quants is a wildlife-rich mosaic of woodland, grassland and heathland on a steep north facing slope of the Blackdown Hills; why not include a visit to near-by Wellington Monument when you visit…

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