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Ashbury Plantations

20 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

50.74209, -4.08137

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Hazel, Common Sorrel +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Honeysuckle, Cat's-ear +136 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Honeysuckle, Cat's-ear +136 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Suillia variegata, Painted Lady +26 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Red Admiral, Suillia variegata, Painted Lady +26 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km
Named routeRef 27Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 27Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pegasus TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clearing, Ashbury Plantations

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clearing, Ashbury Plantations

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Church MeadowReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Meldon viaductHistoric site4.6 km→✦Civil War redoubt 750m south east of East LinnacombeHistoric site4 km→✦Sourton Down Cross, 360m north east of Aliceford FarmHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Village cross in Northlew, 40m south west of the churchHistoric site4.5 km→

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