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Greatpark Wood

34 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

51.11190, -3.85463

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Heart & Dart, Flame Shoulder, Buff Ermine +153 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Heart & Dart, Flame Shoulder, Buff Ermine +153 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Shovelpiece Lanepublic footpath · 1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmPath type: service
Shovelpiece Lanepublic footpath · 201 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 201 mPath type: service
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
NCN 3 to NCN 51 LinkCycling 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 route49 m
Named routeRef 3Length 49 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Kedworthy Wood

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Kedworthy Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Four round barrows on Muxworthy RidgeHistoric site2.6 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Round barrow on RoosthitchenHistoric site4.2 km→✦Roosthitchen CairnHistoric site4.2 km→✦Edgerley StoneHistoric site4.6 km→

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