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Chase Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.53024, -3.80737

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Robin, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Robin, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +119 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Brimstone +119 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route42 m
Named routeRef 272Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route182 m
Named routeRef 272Length 182 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 272Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 272Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge over River Dart

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge over River Dart

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️RIVER DARTCountry park2 km→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park2 km→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park2 km→✦Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field systemHistoric site3.4 km→✦Part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system and other archaeological remains on Holne Moor west and north west of Venford ReservoirHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Lavender GardensUrban park4.6 km→

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