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Coombe Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

50.53859, -3.79434

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 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

Woodland on Buckland Beacon

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland on Buckland Beacon

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️RIVER DARTCountry park2.4 km→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Widecombe GreenUrban park4.4 km→✦Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field systemHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→

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