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Bridge Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.93717, -3.90964

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Barren Strawberry, Hawthorn +35 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Spurge, Wood Anemone, Himalayan Balsam +237 more · last seen 2020

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Eagle's Claws, Golden Hair-Lichen, Pronectria tenuispora +7 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Eagle's Claws, Golden Hair-Lichen, Pronectria tenuispora +7 more · last seen 2015

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Dog walks

Dogs allowed — 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
Chulmleigh Community TrailWalking route
Named routeRef CCT
Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Taw by Bridge Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Taw by Bridge Wood

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🌱Davy ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Davy ParkUrban park4.1 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→✦KING'S NYMPTON PARKHistoric site2.2 km→⛪St Mary Magdalen's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→🌱East HeleUrban park4.1 km→

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