Woodlands emerges from the Somerset landscape as a cluster of quiet habitations defined by the slow, deliberate pace of the surrounding agricultural levels. It lies 2.7 miles east-south-east of Glastonbury (from Glastonbury: bearing 110°T, OS grid ST 539 374), and is situated west-south-west of West Pennard village. The terrain here holds a particular stillness, where the light catches the reeds along the Kennard Mead Rhyne, casting long, silvered shadows across the drainage ditches that vein the pastureland. A short distance away, the ancient earthworks of Ponter’s Ball Linear Earthwork cut a deliberate, silent trajectory through the fields, a reminder of the deep, pre-medieval currents that shaped this ground. Woodlands maintains a character of understated endurance, far removed from the sharp-edged bustle of modern transit. The nearby waters of Clyce Corner provide a mirror for the shifting Somerset clouds, reflecting a sky that seems to press closer to the earth than it does elsewhere in the county. Life in Woodlands follows the turning of the seasons, governed by the rhythm of the soil and the persistent, quiet presence of the water-logged meadows.
Flight conditions near Woodlands. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Woodlands and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Woodlands, Somerset, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Woodlands includes coordinates 51.134049, -2.659114, in the county of Somerset, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Woodlands is available on the Woodlands map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Somerset weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.