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Grassway Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

PicnicFamilyPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.72156, -3.54315

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 275m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 6 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
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
Pinhoe to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef PEWLocal walking route
Ennerdale Waypublic footpath · 99 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Western Roadpublic footpath · 155 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 155 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Western Roadpublic footpath · 121 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 121 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

62 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Poplars and factory units, Exeter

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Poplars and factory units, Exeter

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Heavitree Pleasure GroundUrban park3.1 km→🌱Southernhay GreenUrban park1.1 km→🌱Cowick Barton Playing FieldsUrban park1.2 km→🌱Cowick Barton Playing FieldsUrban park1.2 km→🌱Heavitree Pleasure GroundUrban park3.1 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park4 km→

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