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Halstock Wood

✦ Ancient woodland39 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Halstock Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha

Getting here

50.72912, -3.97674

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 56m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Bracken +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Beech, Bramble +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National 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
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Horse riding

21 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tramlines Bridlewaybridleway · 644 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 644 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: bridleway
Charlotte’s Bridgebridleway · 14 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 14 mSurface woodPath type: footway

Wildlife to spot

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Halstock Wood

📷 Wikipedia · Halstock Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱Simmons ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Simmons ParkUrban park1.8 km→🦉OLD TOWN PARKNature reserve2.2 km→✦Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site3.3 km→⛪St Boniface's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→

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