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Skaigh Wood - Broadleaved woodland

12 ha

📷 john spivey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

50.73357, -3.91965

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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 157m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 28

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m
Named routeRef 28Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route821 m
Named routeRef 28Length 821 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sticklepath Fireshow on 5 November

📷 john spivey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sticklepath Fireshow on 5 November

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site800 m→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→✦A prehistoric settlement complex, length of reave, tin streamwork and stamping mill on the western slopes of Cosdon HillHistoric site3.7 km→✦Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon BeaconHistoric site2.3 km→✦Cairnfield, cairn and a length of the Taw Marsh Reave 830m ESE of Moorland HouseHistoric site2.3 km→✦Cosdon Hill Multiple Stone RowsHistoric site2.8 km→

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