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Challon's Combe Wood

13 ha

📷 Paul E Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.31617, -3.87267

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Spotted Flycatcher, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Spotted Flycatcher, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Sweet Chestnut +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bitter-vetch, Beech, Ash +80 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bitter-vetch, Beech, Ash +80 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Large White +40 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Large White +40 more · last seen 2022

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (section 37 Newton Ferrers to Bigbury on Sea)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 38: Bigbury on Sea to Salcombe)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Avon Estuary WalkWalking route
Named routeRef AEWLocal walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route231 m
Named routeRef 28Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route631 m
Named routeRef 28Length 631 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route162 m
Named routeRef 28Length 162 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from Holwell Farm

📷 Paul E Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from Holwell Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman settlement site at Bantham HamHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Fisherman’s LookoutHistoric site4.6 km→✦Medieval holy well known as St Ann's Well, 120m south of Holwell FarmHistoric site600 m→✦Long barrow and two bowl barrows, 200m south east of ChapelcombeHistoric site900 m→

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