Ubley Warren and Velvet Bottom Nature Reserves

Explore Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Ubley Warren and Velvet Bottom Nature Reserves and the surrounding landscape of The Mendip Hills AONB.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.99 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 256 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 246 ft

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    Highest point: 853 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 623 ft

Description of the walk

(S/E) From the car park take the path to the right of the interpretation board (opposite the entrance road). Follow the path to the kissing gate.

(1) Enter Ubley Warren Nature Reserve through the kissing gate. Take the right hand path where it splits and follow the path across the reserve.

(2) At the ladder stile, climb over into the next field and follow the path straight ahead across the next section of the reserve.

(3) At the metal gate by the road, go through the kissing gate and turn right.

(4) Follow the road around to the Velvet Bottom Nature Reserve entrance gate. Follow the path along the reserve.

(5) At the end of the reserve at the gate, turn around and follow the path back to the road.

(4) Turn left onto the road and follow it up the hill, going straight on at the cross-roads.

(5) Follow the public footpath sign over the stile on the right and walk across the field. Go over the next stile and enter Blackmoor Nature Reserve. Follow the path to the right and back to the car park.(S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 781 ft - Car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.17 - alt. 827 ft - Ubley Warren Nature Reserve
  3. 2 : mi 0.33 - alt. 853 ft - Ladder stile
  4. 3 : mi 0.68 - alt. 807 ft - Metal gate
  5. 4 : mi 0.97 - alt. 771 ft - Road
  6. 5 : mi 2.09 - alt. 623 ft - End of the reserve
  7. 6 : mi 3.63 - alt. 820 ft - Public footpath sign
  8. S/E : mi 3.99 - alt. 781 ft - Car park

Notes

Public footpaths and with stiles and gates. Be aware of grazing animals and keep dogs on leads around livestock. Watch out for uneven ground and hidden mineshafts on Ubley Warren.

More details : https://www.somersetwildlife.org/wildlif...

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