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Cutton Alders

13 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Hornet Hoverfly +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Hornet Hoverfly +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Chickweed, Common Nettle, Bramble

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Chickweed, Wood Speedwell, Ground-ivy +7 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Common Chickweed, Wood Speedwell, Ground-ivy +7 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

23 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exeter Green CircleWalking route
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Pinhoe to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef PEWLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Killerton to Clyston MillCycling route

Devonshire Countryside, Sparrow Park, Estate Farms, Clyston Mill, River Clyst

Named routeRef KBFCTPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route E4Cycling route
Named routeRef E4Local cycle route
Route E3Cycling route
Named routeRef E3Local cycle route

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