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Collaton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.32327, -4.01184

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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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Pheasant +66 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Pheasant +66 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Large Yellow Underwing, Brimstone Moth +180 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, Large Yellow Underwing, Brimstone Moth +180 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

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (section 37 Newton Ferrers to Bigbury on Sea)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route128 m
Named routeRef 28Length 128 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route122 m
Named routeLength 122 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route400 m
Named routeRef 28Length 400 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 28Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

B3186 passes entrance to Collaton Park

📷 Stuart Logan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

B3186 passes entrance to Collaton Park

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🌱Sherford Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Stray ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Stray ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌽Wembury AllotmentsAllotments3.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.9 km→✦ViaductHistoric site2.3 km→

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