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Burchetts Wood

✦ Ancient woodland60 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome60 ha

Getting here

50.49958, -3.80370

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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
  • 🍄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
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Iron Porecrust, Puccinia circaeae, Bracken Map +18 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Iron Porecrust, Puccinia circaeae, Bracken Map +18 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Violet Oil-beetle, Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 route222 m
Named routeRef 272Length 222 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route42 m
Named routeRef 272Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 272Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holy Brook and gate

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holy Brook and gate

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🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→🏞️RIVER DARTCountry park2.3 km→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Lavender GardensUrban park2.1 km→🌱St Mary's AbbeyUrban park2.1 km→

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