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Ham Bushes

7 ha

📷 jeff collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

50.44785, -4.07205

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Oil Beetle, Violet Oil-beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Oil Beetle, Violet Oil-beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2023; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Drakes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DTRegional walking route
The Co-operative WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Drake WalkWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 km
Amica WalkWalking route4.7 km
Named routeLength 4.7 km
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
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 route7 m
Named routeRef 27Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route87 m
Named routeRef 27Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Approaching Ham Bushes

📷 jeff collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Approaching Ham Bushes

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉BIRCHAM VALLEYNature reserve4.6 km→🦉SOUTHWAY VALLEYNature reserve4.6 km→🌱Goodwin ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Goodwin ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Walkham valley scouts fieldUrban park4.8 km→🌱Beverston Big Park (Millennium Green)Urban park3.1 km→

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