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Bicton Park

8 ha

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.66766, -3.32242

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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 435m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Oil Beetle, Eristalis tenax +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Oil Beetle, Eristalis tenax +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Otter Valley WalkWalking route20 km
Named routeRef OVWLength 20 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Coleridge LinkWalking route14.5 km

A circular route in the Otter Valley.

Named routeRef COLLength 14.5 kmLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 44: Exmouth to Sidmouth)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 248Cycling route
Named routeRef 248National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route505 m
Named routeRef 2Length 505 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route725 m
Named routeRef 2Length 725 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route264 m
Named routeLength 264 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bicton Park - the Hermitage

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bicton Park - the Hermitage

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BICTONHistoric site200 m→🌱The GreenUrban park1.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4 km→🌱Bicton ParkUrban park500 m→🐄Devon Food ShopVisitor farm1.6 km→✦Woodbury CastleHistoric site3.6 km→

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