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Forde Park

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.52526, -3.60036

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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
  • 🅿️Newton Abbot Railway Station 216m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Robin +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Robin +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Eristalis tenax +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Eristalis tenax +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 28

Varies

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Teignmouth & Dawlish WayWalking route
Named routeRef TDWLocal walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Ted Hughes Poetry TrailWalking route
Named routeRef THPTLocal walking route
Decoy Country Parkpublic footpath · 136 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 136 mPath type: service
Bowden Hillpublic footpath · 155 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 155 mSurface concretePath type: residential
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Teign Estuary TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
A383 cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 28Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m
Named routeRef 28Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 2Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tree-lined path, Forde Park

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tree-lined path, Forde Park

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