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Harestreetmoor Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

50.85425, -3.69646

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Hazel, Hawthorn +30 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Early-purple Orchid, Black Bryony +249 more · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Common Blue, Gatekeeper +95 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Large White, Common Blue, Gatekeeper +95 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route
Langham Lanepublic footpath · 668 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 668 mPath type: track
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Swannaton Lanerestricted byway · 985 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 985 mPath type: track
Butcombe Lanerestricted byway · 2.5 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 2.5 kmPath type: track
Swannaton Lanerestricted byway · 111 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 111 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Countryside around South Emlett

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Countryside around South Emlett

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✦hHistoric site1.9 km→✦Berry CastleHistoric site1.9 km→⚽Morchard Bishop Playing FieldPlaying field3.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪St Thomas of Canterbury ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪St John the Baptist ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→

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