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Whiptail Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland34 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

50.75251, -3.62551

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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 · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Exeter Green CircleWalking route
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Tedbury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef TEDLocal walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Crooklake Hillpublic footpath · 178 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 178 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Whiptail Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Chantry HouseHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Newcombe's MeadowUrban park4.7 km→🌱Newcombes MeadowUrban park4.7 km→🌱Newcombe's MeadowUrban park4.7 km→🌱Crediton Bowling ClubUrban park4.8 km→⛪Holy Cross ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→

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