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Furzepark Wood - Conifer woodland

9 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.87257, -3.99881

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

3 activities

Bird watching

Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds

Free

Wildlife

Purple moor grass and rush pastures priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route608 m
Named routeRef 38Length 608 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road passing south-west side of Dowland Moor looking south

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road passing south-west side of Dowland Moor looking south

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⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Croft CastleHistoric site4.1 km→✦Court CastleHistoric site4.3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→

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