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Ashhole Cavern
WildlifeHeritageBirds
Dogs welcome
Getting here
50.40048, -3.49711
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spotToilets
Best for
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Easy access
Good match
parking, toilets
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
🚶
Walking
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Greenway WalkWalking route
Named routeRef GWLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 41: Dartmouth to Brixham)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Dart Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🏞️BERRY HEADCountry park600 m→🌱Battery GardensUrban park1.6 km→🌱Berry Head Country ParkUrban park500 m→🦉BERRY HEAD ( NOW AN NNR)Nature reserve800 m→🌱Furzeham Green ParkUrban park1.3 km→✦World War II Emergency Coastal Battery and remains of a Victorian practice battery, at Battery GardensHistoric site1.6 km→
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