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Carnal Plantation

8 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.70599, -3.70003

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cirl Bunting, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +97 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cirl Bunting, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Turkeytail, Razor Strop Fungus +139 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Turkeytail, Razor Strop Fungus +139 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Blackthorn, Hogweed +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Violet Oil-beetle, Gatekeeper +133 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Peacock, Violet Oil-beetle, Gatekeeper +133 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bracken, Bramble, Lesser Spearwort +94 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Bracken, Bramble, Lesser Spearwort +94 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Tedbury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef TEDLocal walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track and gate in Langleypark Plantation

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track and gate in Langleypark Plantation

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🌱Cheriton Bishop Village GreenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Bridford Woodland ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Bridford Woodland ParkUrban park4.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→✦Wooston CastleHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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