Ward Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland46 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha
Getting here
50.49937, -4.22369
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers
Free
Reedbeds priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Amica WalkWalking route4.7 km▾
Named routeLength 4.7 km
Friezeland FPpublic footpath · 411 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 411 mPath type: footway
Chapel Pathpublic footpath · 697 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 697 mPath type: footway
Baptist Streetpublic footpath · 88 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 88 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 270Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 270National 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 route249 m▾
Named routeRef 270Length 249 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 27Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
9 public paths nearby
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