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Sharpham Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.40365, -3.64684

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 463m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Mudflats priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths 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
Greenway WalkWalking route
Named routeRef GWLocal walking route
Dart Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

31 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

Green lane by Sharpham Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Green lane by Sharpham Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Meadow ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Throgmorton House Open SpaceUrban park3.7 km→🌱Vire IslandUrban park3.8 km→🌱The HamUrban park4.1 km→🌱Leechwell GardenUrban park4.2 km→🌱Heath's GardenUrban park4.3 km→

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