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Carn Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

50.43645, -4.07968

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
The Co-operative WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Drake WalkWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 km
Amica WalkWalking route4.7 km
Named routeLength 4.7 km
Abbot's WalkWalking route1.2 km
Named routeLength 1.2 kmRound trip
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
N/ACycling route87 m
Named routeRef 27Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Carn Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉BIRCHAM VALLEYNature reserve3.3 km→🦉SOUTHWAY VALLEYNature reserve3.6 km→🌱Goodwin ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Goodwin ParkUrban park3.7 km→🦉SEATON AND LOWER BIRCHAMNature reserve4 km→🦉FORDER VALLEYNature reserve4.1 km→

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