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Buttspill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.49116, -4.20448

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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 154m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Mallard, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Eristalis tenax, Platycheirus albimanus +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
St Dominica Heritage Trail (Halton Quay Route)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
St Dominica Heritage Trail (Ashton Route)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Drake WalkWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 km
Tamar Placepublic footpath · 23 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mPath type: service
Station Lanepublic footpath · 100 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 100 mPath type: footway
Tamar Viewpublic footpath · 36 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: service
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 27Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 27Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route53 m
Named routeRef 27Length 53 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Valley through Buttspill Wood

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Valley through Buttspill Wood

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✦COTEHELEHistoric site1.7 km→✦Lime KilnsHistoric site1.4 km→✦Lime KilnsHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Dog Exercise AreaUrban park1.9 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→✦Morwellham Quay: transport infrastructure, part of the water control system and a manganese millHistoric site2 km→

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