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24 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

50.94445, -3.72553

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Dunnock, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Dunnock, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Guelder-rose +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Hylemya variata, Pegoplata aestiva, Botanophila striolata +90 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Hylemya variata, Pegoplata aestiva, Botanophila striolata +90 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Bracken +115 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Yarrow, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Bracken +115 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mid-Devon countryside

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mid-Devon countryside

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.1 km→⛪Worlington Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→

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