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Dogs welcome

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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Flavoplaca flavocitrina, Physcia tenella, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +90 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Flavoplaca flavocitrina, Physcia tenella, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +90 more · last seen 2014

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Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral +95 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral +95 more · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Blackbird +33 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Blackbird +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Broad Buckler-fern, Cow Parsley +177 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Bluebell, Broad Buckler-fern, Cow Parsley +177 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Dandelion, Hazel +27 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Impey WalkWalking route
Named route
Tiverton Tree TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 344Cycling route
Named routeRef 344National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route282 m
Named routeRef 3Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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