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Clyst Heathfield Plantation

2 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.71338, -3.46644

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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
  • ☕Costa Drive Thru — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, House Sparrow +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, House Sparrow +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Hawker +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Hawker +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Common Knapweed · last seen 2022; Plants — Yarrow, Common Knapweed · last seen 2022

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exeter Green CircleWalking route
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
Pinhoe to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef PEWLocal walking route
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Route E9Cycling route
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Route E4Cycling route
Named routeRef E4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Exeter : M5 Junction 30

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Exeter : M5 Junction 30

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