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Black Down

9 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.37187, -3.69521

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Speckled Wood +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Speckled Wood +45 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

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Dart Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route148 m
Named routeRef 28Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 28Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route493 m
Named routeRef 28Length 493 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Combe below Black Down

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Combe below Black Down

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Nearby places

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✦SHARPHAM HOUSEHistoric site5 km→✦Two bowl barrows 380m and 410m south west of Allaleigh CrossHistoric site2 km→⛪Bow ChapelReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St David's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→🌽Ashprington AllotmentsAllotments4.1 km→

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