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Batcombe · Woodland Trust

Coney Wood

Our verdict

Somerset's pocket wood. Three acres, a stiff climb up from the road and a single loop path. It won't fill an afternoon, but as a leg-stretch with dragonflies it earns its place.

A three-acre broadleaf pocket between Batcombe and Bruton where the Trust has restored a previous owner's ponds for wildlife. One circular path loops the lot.

A tiny Woodland Trust wood, free to visit any time. The restored ponds are for wildlife — dogs out, dragonflies in.