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Buttspill Wood - Broadleaved woodland

17 ha

📷 Tony Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

50.48840, -4.19549

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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 115m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Mudflats priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
St Dominica Heritage Trail (Halton Quay Route)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
St Dominica Heritage Trail (Ashton Route)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Drake WalkWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 km
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 27Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route23 m
Named routeRef 27Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route318 m
Named routeRef 27Length 318 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Across Tuckermarsh Valley

📷 Tony Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Across Tuckermarsh Valley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦COTEHELEHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Dog Exercise AreaUrban park1.3 km→✦Lime KilnsHistoric site2 km→✦Lime KilnsHistoric site2.1 km→✦Buckland AbbeyHistoric site4.4 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→

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