Berry Castle Wood

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nutscale Reservoir and Hawkcombe Woods.

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.

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.

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. Stoke Pero Church is situated 1½ miles southeast of Berry Castle 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. Porlock Weir is situated 2 miles north of Berry Castle Wood.

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 Berry Castle Wood.