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Binnis Plantation

39 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome39 ha

Getting here

50.76672, -4.28166

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Narrow Buckler-fern, Purple Moor-grass +63 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Narrow Buckler-fern, Purple Moor-grass +63 more · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Wood White, Green-veined White +26 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Speckled Wood, Wood White, Green-veined White +26 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Water Mint, Bramble, Hazel +4 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Link to NCN3Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
N/ACycling route982 m
Named routeLength 982 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route146 m
Named routeRef 3Length 146 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route391 m
Named routeRef 3Length 391 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Torridge: Woodland near Braddon

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Torridge: Woodland near Braddon

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cookworthy MoorUrban park3.8 km→✦Four bowl barrows on Langaford MoorHistoric site2.2 km→✦Bowl barrow in Cookworthy Plantation, 290m east of the Baptist chapelHistoric site2.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪Stowford Meadow Baptist ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪St Peter and St James's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→

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