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Fernworthy Forest

386 ha

📷 john spivey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome386 ha

Getting here

50.63499, -3.90046

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Fernworthy Reservoir 8m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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

5 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
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Postbridge TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PTLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fernworthy Forest in the Autumn

📷 john spivey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fernworthy Forest in the Autumn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Tinworks, field systems, settlements, warren, cairns and a stone alignment at Headland WarrenHistoric site3.6 km→✦Medieval strip field system, tinworks, part of a prehistoric settlement, a cairn and reave on Challacombe DownHistoric site4.8 km→✦A stone circle, known as Fernworthy Circle, three stone alignments and five cairns 425m and 525m north west of Sandeman BridgeHistoric site700 m→✦Beehive Hut (Remains)Historic site3.3 km→✦Coaxial fields and prehistoric settlements 180m north and 350m north west of Hartland TorHistoric site3.6 km→✦Tinners HeapHistoric site4.4 km→

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