Stockhill Wood
554 Reviews
- FridayOpen 24 hours
- SaturdayOpen 24 hours
- SundayOpen 24 hours
- MondayOpen 24 hours
- TuesdayOpen 24 hours
- WednesdayOpen 24 hours
- ThursdayOpen 24 hours
About the Business
Stockhill Wood | Forestry England | Renowned for its nightjar and long-eared owl populations, there is no shortage of wildlife to see if you enjoy bird watching. There is a medium sized car park, a small number of picnic benches and a circular easy access trail. The ground reveals the rise and fall of lead mining over 2,000 years. The Mendip Hills had rich veins of lead running just beneath the surface in seams. These seams or 'rakes' were dug and then reworked over generations as machinery and techniques improved. This activity has led to the industrial wasteland or gruffy ground of lumps, bumps and rock outcrops you see today.
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B3135, Wells BA5 3AS
Hours
- FridayOpen 24 hours
- SaturdayOpen 24 hours
- SundayOpen 24 hours
- MondayOpen 24 hours
- TuesdayOpen 24 hours
- WednesdayOpen 24 hours
- ThursdayOpen 24 hours
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Good for kids
- Dogs allowed
- Picnic tables
- Hiking
- Kid-friendly hikes
Recommended Reviews
Alastair Brown
17.02.2024
Stockhill Wood
Pleasant walk in a managed forest. Nice place for a picnic away from busy roads.
Tweety
14.02.2024
Stockhill Wood
Beautiful walk... explore off the main path for some hidden gems.
Hannah Hill
26.01.2024
Stockhill Wood
Genuinely one of the prettiest woods around. Lovely moss, lovely trees, and an extraordinary vastness that makes you feel like you’re in medieval, tree-clustered England.
Alan Fowle
17.01.2024
Stockhill Wood
A wonderful well managed wood. Plenty of parking although it does get busy.There are a few marked trails, and plenty of other trails and paths to follow throughout the woods. It's s fantastic place to bring kids for an afternoon of exploring. Even though the car park was busy when we arrived the woods themselves are so large that we only saw one other family.
Stephen Chivers
10.01.2024
Stockhill Wood
Great place to walk Mollie trails are signposted so you will not get listed.
Gregory Tomczak
07.01.2024
Stockhill Wood
Nice place for a walk with Family. Plenty dens are build inside of the forest
Jack Missington
21.12.2023
Stockhill Wood
Great walk, there's a large car park, lots of trails to walk.Couldn't find a map though at the woods so best to see if you can find a trail map online.We followed the outside path and walked for around an hour and a half and only saw another person once in that time, admittedly it was on a Friday at 1pm so maybe not a true test of how busy it can be.Will certainly go again some time.
Steve Bristol
18.12.2023
Stockhill Wood
There’s something really quite magical about this place. So steeped in pre history you can almost feel the ancestors walking. The wood is lovely but I’m really talking about the ancient barrows on the opposite side of the road. Thousands of years of history and no signs to let you know! A wonderful place to connect and unwind, wander and think.
Helen Wheadon
17.12.2023
Stockhill Wood
Found this place whilst driving somewhere else. Really lovely place. Have only explored a small portion of it. Dogs loved it as will as me. Will definitely be againEDIT:I have been back today and although muddy in places it was still a beautiful walk. I have only explored part of the woods, so I'm looking forward to doing more exploring
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B3135, Wells BA5 3AS
Stockhill Wood