White Wood - Broadleaved woodland
8 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
50.94957, -4.52521
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 10: Hartland Quay to Bude)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Hawker's Hut walk, North CornwallWalking route1.6 km▾
A well signed and reasonably flat, circular walk. The ground can get muddy, expecially after rain. Wear some good footwear.
Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 0:45Round trip
Morwenstow circular walk, North CornwallWalking route4.8 km▾
Variety of terrain, including slopes, uneven ground, steps, stiles and unfenced clifftops. Occasionally muddy in parts.
Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 1:30Round tripLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 9: Clovelly to Hartland Quay)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
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Narrow lane north of Welcombe, Devon
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