Our verdict
Deep borderland Somerset: no car park, no crowds, no fuss. One for footpath wanderers linking Crewkerne to the Dorset hills who'll appreciate a shaded mile and a bit of birdsong en route.
Broadleaf woodland in the quiet hill country south of Crewkerne, towards the Dorset border — a green comb of trees in a landscape of sunken lanes and sheep pasture that walkers largely pass through on the way to somewhere else.
A small Woodland Trust wood near Roundham, open at all times. Footpath access only.