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Park Wood - Broadleaved woodland

28 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

50.53196, -3.81912

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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
  • 🅿️Newbridge Car Park 163m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route42 m
Named routeRef 272Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route182 m
Named routeRef 272Length 182 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 272Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 272Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path and stream, Great Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path and stream, Great Wood

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🏞️RIVER DARTCountry park2.7 km→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field systemHistoric site2.7 km→✦Part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system and other archaeological remains on Holne Moor west and north west of Venford ReservoirHistoric site3.6 km→✦Medieval farmstead and field system, post-medieval tinworks, prehistoric settlements and cairns north and west of Gibby CoombeHistoric site3.9 km→

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