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Clitters Wood

✦ Ancient woodland38 ha

📷 Crispin Purdye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome38 ha

Getting here

50.52936, -4.22342

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Entoloma, Spangle Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +23 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Entoloma, Spangle Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +23 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Eyebright, Burnet-saxifrage, Giant Hogweed · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Oil Beetle, Plantain Leaf Beetle, Dock Bug +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Oil Beetle, Plantain Leaf Beetle, Dock Bug +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Amica WalkWalking route4.7 km
Named routeLength 4.7 km
Commercial Streetpublic footpath · 45 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Commercial Streetpublic footpath · 40 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 40 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 270Cycling route
Named routeRef 270National 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 route35 m
Named routeRef 270Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route249 m
Named routeRef 270Length 249 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Tamar, Clitters Wood, Gunnislake 1978

📷 Crispin Purdye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Tamar, Clitters Wood, Gunnislake 1978

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✦COTEHELEHistoric site3.8 km→🏞️KIT HILLCountry park5 km→🦉KIT HILLNature reserve5 km→✦New Consols Mine: surface, buried and underground remains, LuckettHistoric site4 km→✦Lime KilnsHistoric site4.2 km→✦Lime KilnsHistoric site4.3 km→

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