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Cuckoo Hill

15 ha

📷 Diane Sambrook · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.18883, -4.07486

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly · last seen 2023; Insects — Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 3: Lynmouth to Combe Martin)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Minehead to Combe MartinWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 4: Combe Martin to Woolacombe)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
North Devon Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route88 m
Named routeRef 27Length 88 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route236 m
Named routeRef 51Length 236 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 27Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane along the Sterridge Valley

📷 Diane Sambrook · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane along the Sterridge Valley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brimlands Playing FieldUrban park3.2 km→🌱Cobbler's ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Cobbler's ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦Hillsborough Promontory FortHistoric site3 km→🦉HILLSBOROUGHNature reserve3.1 km→🐄Combe Martn Farm ShopVisitor farm3.2 km→

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