Hawkcombe Woods
Hawkcombe Woods is a national nature reserve near Porlock on Exmoor, Somerset, England. The 101 hectares woodlands are notable for their lichens, heath fritillary butterfly, red wood ant colonies, dead wood invertebrates and ancient pollards.Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dovery Manor Museum and Church of St Dubricius, Porlock.
Dovery Manor Museum
Museum
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dovery Manor Museum, also known as Porlock Museum, is a local museum in Porlock, Somerset, England. The building was built as a Manor house in the late 15th century and extended in the 17th century.
Church of St Dubricius, Porlock
Church
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Dubricius in Porlock, Somerset, England dates from the 13th century. The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
Stoke Pero Church
Church
Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoke Pero Church in Stoke Pero, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Standing 1,013 feet above sea level, it is the highest church on Exmoor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luccombe and Allerford.
Luccombe
Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Luccombe or Luckham is a village and civil parish in the Exmoor National Park in the English county of Somerset. It at the foot of the moor's highest hill, the 1,750 feet Dunkery Beacon, and is about one mile south of the A39 road between Porlock and Minehead.
Allerford
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Allerford is a village in the county of Somerset, England, located within Exmoor National Park, and is part of the parish of Selworthy. It appears in Domesday Book as "Alresford – forda Ralph de Limesy Mill".
Porlock Weir
Hamlet
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porlock Weir is a harbour settlement approximately 1.5 miles west of the inland village of Porlock, Somerset, England. "Porlock" comes from the Old English port loca, meaning an enclosure near a harbour.
Hawkcombe Woods
- Type: Forest
- Description: nature reserve in Somerset, England
- Category: national nature reserve
- Location: Porlock, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.2002° or 51° 12′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.6079° or 3° 36′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C3R692R+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 9800903751OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q15223361
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