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Dockwell Plantation

4 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

50.46185, -3.83461

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Oil Beetle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Violet Oil-beetle +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Oil Beetle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Violet Oil-beetle +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Forder LaneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route329 m
Named routeRef 272Length 329 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dockwell Plantation

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dockwell Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Duckspond Playing FieldUrban park4.1 km→🌱Sanderspool Cross Recreation AreaUrban park4.1 km→🌱South Brent AllotmentsUrban park3.7 km→⛪St Lukes ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Hut circles and two enclosures on Dean Moor, near River AvonHistoric site2.8 km→

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