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Challon's Combe Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

4 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Avon Estuary WalkWalking route
Named routeRef AEWLocal walking route
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Cycling

26 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 route162 m
Named routeRef 28Length 162 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 28Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane crosses a stream in woodland

Lane crosses a stream in woodland

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