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Fursdon Wood

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

50.70677, -4.14559

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Meadow Vetchling, Devil's-bit Scabious, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil +79 more · last seen 2014

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small White +57 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small White +57 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rough Hawkbit, Rowan, Water Cress +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
The Packhorse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BCPLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km
Named routeRef 27Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route596 m
Named routeRef 27Length 596 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pegasus TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field at Fursdon

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field at Fursdon

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Nearby places

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✦Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley WoodHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St Bridget's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪Boasley Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→

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