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44 ha

📷 Robin Lucas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeForagingInsects
Free entryDogs welcome44 ha

Getting here

50.74751, -3.85420

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Plants — Barren Strawberry, Common Nettle, Hogweed +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Barren Strawberry, Yarrow, Dog's Mercury +230 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Barren Strawberry, Yarrow, Dog's Mercury +230 more · last seen 2019

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Goldfinch +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ford, Nethercott, Nr. Spreyton, Devon

📷 Robin Lucas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ford, Nethercott, Nr. Spreyton, Devon

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⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→✦Wayside cross 225m north east of Scarhill CrossHistoric site2.7 km→⛪Whiddon Down Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦WOOD HOUSEHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Hillerton CrossHistoric site3.5 km→

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