Hawkcombe Woods

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Hawkcombe Woods is a National Nature Reserve in Somerset, covering 0.98 km². The county has nine National Nature Reserves; this is one. It lies inside Exmoor National Park. Nearby nature reserves include Dunkery & Horner Wood and Exmoor Coastal Heaths.

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Photo of Exmoor, a National Park in south west England.

Exmoor

You’re inside itNational Park near Winsford

High moor meeting a dramatic coast, with red deer and some of England's darkest skies.

Photo along the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile National Trail running from Minehead to Poole, south west England.

South West Coast Path

630 miles around England's toe — the longest and most demanding of the National Trails.

2 km N · spans 4 counties

Photo of Porlock, a village in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.

Porlock

Thatched Exmoor village at the foot of notoriously steep Porlock Hill, a huddle of old cottages between the moor and its pebble-banked weir.

2.2 km NE · Somerset

Photo of Horner Wood, a landmark near Porlock in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.

Horner Wood

Landmark near Porlock

One of Britain's largest surviving Atlantic oakwoods, a mossy valley of ancient trees and packhorse bridges below Dunkery on Exmoor.

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Photo of Allerford, a village in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.

Allerford

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3.8 km NE · Somerset

Photo: Dunkery Beacon, a 520m hill near Porlock in Exmoor, Somerset, south west England.

Dunkery Beacon

Marilyn · County top near Porlock

Highest point of Exmoor and Somerset.

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