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Cross Wood

15 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.94209, -4.15826

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Early Bumblebee +81 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Early Bumblebee +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Slender Knapweed, Fritillaria imperialis, Marsh-marigold +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Slender Knapweed, Fritillaria imperialis, Marsh-marigold +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Great Torrington CircularWalking route
Named routeRef GTC
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beech wood near Taddiport

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beech wood near Taddiport

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✦GREAT TORRINGTON CEMETERYHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Rack ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Rack ParkUrban park1.3 km→🎱Old Bowling GreenBowling green1.3 km→🌱RosemoorUrban park1.5 km→🌱Fruit And Vegetable GardenUrban park1.5 km→

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