Shillet Wood

Shillet Wood is a locality in Porlock, West Somerset District, England. Shillet Wood is situated nearby to the locality Bromham Wood, as well as near Homebush 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. Nutscale Reservoir is situated 1½ miles south of Shillet Wood.

St Nicholas

Church

Photo: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Nicholas is a church.

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 in 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 Shillet Wood.