Forest
RSPB Swell Wood Nature Reserve
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Tips from locals
Woods with nesting herons. It has a couple of walking trails, one which is easy if you have kids www.rspb.org.uk/swellwood
Southeast of Taunton is a corridor of ancient woodland about 10 miles long, between Langport and the Blackdown Hills.
The ancient oaks of Swell Wood are part of a strip of woodland extending 10 miles along the ridge from Langport to the Blackdown Hills (steep in places). Come to find nesting herons and little egrets between March and June, while nuthatches and woodpeckers feed at the car park bird feeders in winter.
Location
Taunton, England