Homebush Wood

Homebush Wood is a locality in Porlock, West Somerset District, England. Homebush Wood is situated nearby to the locality East Lucott Wood, as well as near Bromham Wood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hawkcombe Woods and Nutscale Reservoir.

Hawkcombe Woods

Forest

Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Nutscale Reservoir

Reservoir

Nutscale Reservoir is a reservoir located in Exmoor in north west Somerset, England. It was intended to supply the town of Minehead and nearby Porlock and Porlock Weir.

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. Dovery Manor Museum is situated 1½ miles northeast of Homebush Wood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porlock Weir and Culbone.

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.

Culbone

Hamlet

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Culbone is a hamlet consisting of little more than the parish church and a few houses, in the civil parish of Oare in the Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England. Culbone is situated 2 miles northwest of Homebush Wood.