Getting here
50.88881, -4.10027
Best for
2 activitiesHeritage
Free76%Historic site
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
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Cycling
22
22 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Tarka Trail · Walking0
Route 3 · Cycling527.7 km
Route 27 · Cycling0
Tarka Trail · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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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
Facilities
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Parking
Merton Parish Square · 277m
Free entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds200 m→⛪Petrockstowe Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→⛪Church of St James the LessReligious grounds1.4 km→✦Bowl barrow in Heathermoor Plantation, 50m north east of Petrockstow StationHistoric site1.6 km→