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Yellowcombe Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

24 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

51.09287, -3.57199

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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 431m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
Leigh Lanepublic footpath · 67 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 67 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

22 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Yellowcombe Lane

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Yellowcombe Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old VicarageHistoric site1.5 km→✦Four round barrows on The Allotment, 520m south east of Spire CrossHistoric site900 m→✦Caratacus Stone: an inscribed stone 140m east of Spire CrossHistoric site1.1 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→✦Tarr StepsHistoric site3.7 km→✦Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak FarmHistoric site1.2 km→

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