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Ide Bridge

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.70608, -3.55642

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Starling
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Starling, Herring Gull +43 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Starling, Herring Gull +43 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site with public access

Dog walks

Good match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Foraging

Good match

Varies

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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18 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km▾

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exeter Green CircleWalking route▾
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
Pinhoe to Exeter WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef PEWLocal walking route
Roly Poly Hillpublic footpath · 253 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 253 mSurface mudPath type: footway
Curly-Whirly Bridgepublic footpath · 56 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 56 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

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52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Route E9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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A30 crossed by footbridge from Ide Bridge

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A30 crossed by footbridge from Ide Bridge

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✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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