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Colehayes Plantation

15 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.58831, -3.70168

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Beautiful Demoiselle, Hornet +36 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Beautiful Demoiselle, Hornet +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
River Teign WalkWalking route
Named routeRef RTWRegional walking route
Ted Hughes Poetry TrailWalking route
Named routeRef THPTLocal walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route189 m
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stentiford Lanebridleway · 467 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 467 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Under Lanebridleway · 134 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 134 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Stentiford Lanebridleway · 57 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 57 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Under Lanebridleway · 238 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 238 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Templer Waybridleway · 528 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 528 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

B3387 passing Colehays Plantation

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

B3387 passing Colehays Plantation

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🌱Mill Marsh Park,Urban park1.7 km→🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park1.7 km→🦉STOVERNature reserve4.6 km→🏞️STOVERCountry park4.6 km→🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park1.1 km→✦Cromwell's Arch and adjacent archHistoric site2 km→

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