Fir Wood - Broadleaved woodland
26 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha
Getting here
50.22907, -3.76485
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 nearby, toilets nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 nearby, toilets nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 28
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: South West Coast Path (Section 39: Salcombe to Torcross)
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 55 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 38: Bigbury on Sea to Salcombe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 39: Salcombe to Torcross)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route165 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route90 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route841 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 841 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Millbay Roadbridleway · 683 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 683 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Millbay Roadbridleway · 35 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 35 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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