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Brook Wood

✦ Ancient woodland47 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome47 ha

Getting here

50.49126, -3.81953

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Pied Flycatcher +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Pied Flycatcher +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Iron Porecrust, Puccinia circaeae, Crown Rust +18 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Iron Porecrust, Puccinia circaeae, Crown Rust +18 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heath Threadwort, Greater Copperwort, Slender Mouse-tail Moss +125 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Heath Threadwort, Greater Copperwort, Wood-rust +4 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Stenocorus meridianus, Fern Weevil +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route329 m
Named routeRef 272Length 329 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route222 m
Named routeRef 272Length 222 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brook Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→🏞️RIVER DARTCountry park3.7 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Duckspond Playing FieldUrban park3 km→🌱St Mary's AbbeyUrban park3 km→

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