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Doctor's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.29554, -3.86423

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Mudflats priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (section 37 Newton Ferrers to Bigbury on Sea)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 38: Bigbury on Sea to Salcombe)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Avon Estuary WalkWalking route
Named routeRef AEWLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route231 m
Named routeRef 28Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route631 m
Named routeRef 28Length 631 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route209 m
Named routeRef 28Length 209 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 28Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 28Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Avon and Stadbury Wood

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Avon and Stadbury Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman settlement site at Bantham HamHistoric site2.1 km→✦Fisherman’s LookoutHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛳Bigbury Golf ClubGolf course800 m→✦Long barrow and two bowl barrows, 200m south east of ChapelcombeHistoric site1.5 km→✦Medieval holy well known as St Ann's Well, 120m south of Holwell FarmHistoric site1.9 km→

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