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Basinghall Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland41 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome41 ha

Getting here

50.34845, -4.09532

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 312m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Little Egret, Little Grebe +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Little Egret, Little Grebe +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Azure Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Azure Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great BritainWalking route711 km
Named routeRef E9Length 711 kmInternational walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 35: Portwrinkle to Plymouth)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (section 37 Newton Ferrers to Bigbury on Sea)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Erme-Plym Trail, Blue Routepublic footpath · 448 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 448 mSurface groundPath type: track
Erme-Plym Trail, Blue Routepublic footpath · 96 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Erme-Plympublic footpath · 31 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 31 mSurface groundPath type: footway
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Cycling

182 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Eurovelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part English ChannelCycling route
Named routeRef EV1Point-to-pointInternational cycle route
NCN 2 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 27 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Riverside cycle trail at SaltramCycling route3.2 km

Perfect for families, young children, and those new to cycling, the terrain is largely flat with one steep hill.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Erme - Plym Trail, Radford Woods

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Erme - Plym Trail, Radford Woods

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱SaltramUrban park3.5 km→🌱SaltramUrban park3.6 km→✦SALTRAM HOUSEHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Plymouth HoeUrban park3.9 km→🌱Tothill ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Beaumont ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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