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Dock Wood

6 ha

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.98421, -4.18693

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Pintail, Black-tailed Godwit +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Pintail, Black-tailed Godwit +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Greater Chickweed, Ramsons +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bastard Balm, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +147 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bastard Balm, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +147 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Southern Hawker, Red-tailed Bumblebee +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Southern Hawker, Red-tailed Bumblebee +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 7: Instow to Westward Ho! )Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational 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 route294 m
Named routeRef 3Length 294 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route164 m
Named routeRef 3Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Watermeadows beside the River Torridge

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Watermeadows beside the River Torridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦GREAT TORRINGTON CEMETERYHistoric site4 km→🦉KYNOCH'S FORESHORENature reserve2.8 km→🌱PollyfieldUrban park3.3 km→🌱Old Town GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱Old Town GardensUrban park3.9 km→

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