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Sprydon Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

15 ha

📷 Helena Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.78926, -3.42699

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

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

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Pinhoe to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef PEWLocal walking route
Ashclyst Blue WalkWalking route
Named routeRef ABLUELocal walking route
Ashclyst Red WalkWalking route
Named routeRef AREDRound tripLocal walking route
Ashclyst Green WalkWalking route3.2 km
Named routeRef AGREENLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
Killerton to Clyston MillCycling route

Devonshire Countryside, Sparrow Park, Estate Farms, Clyston Mill, River Clyst

Named routeRef KBFCTPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route E4Cycling route
Named routeRef E4Local cycle route
Route E3Cycling route
Named routeRef E3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sprydon Plantation, Ashclyst Forest

📷 Helena Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sprydon Plantation, Ashclyst Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Manorial settlement incorporating a medieval undercroft, 100m north of St John the Baptist's ChurchHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Hayes SquareUrban park4.6 km→🌱Hayes SquareUrban park4.6 km→🌱Poltimore ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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