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Stancombe Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.40286, -3.68024

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
Dart Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Named routeRef 2Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route150 m
Named routeRef 2Length 150 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field and wood northwest of Bow

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field and wood northwest of Bow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Throgmorton House Open SpaceUrban park2.8 km→🌱Meadow ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Vire IslandUrban park2.9 km→🌱Leechwell GardenUrban park3 km→🌱Heath's GardenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Borough ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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