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Fir Wood

✦ Ancient woodland27 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Fir · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

50.22341, -3.78793

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕The Old Coach House — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
CaféToilets

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Yellowhammer, Swallow +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Yellowhammer, Swallow +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dodder · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Black Oil-beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 51 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 38: Bigbury on Sea to Salcombe)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 39: Salcombe to Torcross)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Courtenay Walkpublic footpath · 362 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 362 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Moult Roadpublic footpath · 118 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 118 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
De Courcy Roadpublic footpath · 124 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 124 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 28Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route165 m
Named routeRef 28Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m
Named routeRef 28Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route90 m
Named routeRef 28Length 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route841 m
Named routeRef 28Length 841 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fir

📷 Wikipedia · Fir · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Courtenay ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Cliff House GardensUrban park2 km→🌱The BerryUrban park1.4 km→🌱Jubilee GardensUrban park1.9 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→

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