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✦ Historic site

World War II air traffic control building 400m north west of Seckington Cross, on the former airfield of RAF Winkleigh

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Ant Basterfield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.86637, -3.95600

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Trails nearby

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About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

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The Air Traffic Control Tower Winkleigh North Devon

📷 Ant Basterfield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Air Traffic Control Tower Winkleigh North Devon

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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