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Dolton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 John Walton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.88661, -4.04379

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Oak, Hazel +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Beech, Oak, Hazel +174 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Cheumatopsyche lepida, Lepidostoma hirtum +263 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Cheumatopsyche lepida, Lepidostoma hirtum +263 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Great Tit +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Great Tit +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Phacothecium varium · last seen 2016; Fungi — Phacothecium varium · last seen 2016

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 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 route608 m
Named routeRef 38Length 608 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route934 m
Named routeRef 3Length 934 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dolton Ford

📷 John Walton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dolton Ford

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⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪St Edmunds ChurchReligious grounds700 m→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→⛪Church of St James the LessReligious grounds3 km→⛪Iddesleigh Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→

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