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Gratton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.11436, -3.88031

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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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Marsh Thistle · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Heart & Dart, Flame Shoulder, Buff Ermine +157 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Heart & Dart, Flame Shoulder, Buff Ermine +157 more · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
North Devon Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 10.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route224 m
Named routeRef 3Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 3Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lodge Lanebridleway · 227 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 227 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Minor road on Stock Down

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Minor road on Stock Down

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Exmoor ZooVisitor farm5 km→🐄KangarooVisitor farm4.9 km→🐄ReindeerVisitor farm5 km→🌱Bratton Fleming (Millennium Green)Urban park4.2 km→🌱Millenium GreenUrban park4.2 km→✦Four round barrows on Muxworthy RidgeHistoric site4.2 km→

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