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Church Path Hill Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.68932, -3.49309

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to Dawlish

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
East Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Exeter Green CircleWalking route
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
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Cycling

101 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Route E9Cycling route
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ridge Ride Trail (Red - Difficult)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Ridge Ride Red
Ridge Ride Extreme (Black - Severe)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Ridge Ride BlackLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cycle path beside Exeter canal

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cycle path beside Exeter canal

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