The Undercliff national nature reserve is a seven-mile stretch of fairly unescapable woodland between Lyme Regis and Axmouth. It's formed in an area of landslip between the solid cliff tops at the edges of fields and the beach below. As such the path that runs through it is changeable as the earth moves. It's a wonderful but committing walk.

MCW73

October 25, 2024

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Now don't get disappointed, you're basically in the thick of it, and you'll not get to see much. But there we go

Somerset_gone_wild

July 27, 2025

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You could be forgiven for believing you were in a woodland area taken completely away from the seafront.

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