Best time to visit
In spring the woodland come alive with insects and the arrival of migrating birds. In summer bees and butterflies
Look out for
Red deer, Pied Flycatchers and Redstarts in the woodland, Stonechats and Dartford Warblers in the heathland. Seek out one or more of the 52 scheduled monuments on the Common such as cairns and barrows.
Getting there
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police.brownish.bride
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Facilities nearby
Great Wood - toilets, accessible toilet / cafe & refreshements in Nether Stowey or local cafe at entrance to Great Wood
Transport and parking
Parking is avaliable on site for approxately 20 cars.
Accessibility
Number of public rights of way and trackes leave from the car park. Uneven terrain with some steep slopes including cross slopes.
Dead Woman's Ditch is a great place to start a visit to the heart of the Quantock Hills, Quantock Common. The Common is a Site of Special Scentific Interest due to its healthland and oak wood habitat. The Common is full of ancient monuments such as cairns and barrows. The ditch and bank itself is a good example of a cross-dyke covering over 1km in length and associated with an iron-age hillfort and ritual monuments.