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Scrawthorn Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.77220, -3.59316

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Tedbury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef TEDLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route E4Cycling route
Named routeRef E4Local cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 34Cycling route
Named routeRef 34National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route14 m
Named routeLength 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5 m
Named routeLength 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Newton St Cyres : The A377

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Newton St Cyres : The A377

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Chantry HouseHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Newcombes MeadowUrban park4.8 km→🌱Newcombe's MeadowUrban park4.8 km→🌱Newcombe's MeadowUrban park4.8 km→🌱Crediton Bowling ClubUrban park4.9 km→🌱Shobrooke ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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