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Harford Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Ruth Luckhurst · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.07307, -3.99626

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Robin +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Robin +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Physcia tenella, Ingaderia vandenboomii +56 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Physcia tenella, Ingaderia vandenboomii +56 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Nettle, Meadowsweet, Bramble +13 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White Clover, Hyacinthoides, Ground-ivy +94 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +96 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Barnstaple Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BHTLocal walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 27Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 10.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beech wood

📷 Ruth Luckhurst · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beech wood

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🌱Rock ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park1.1 km→🌱Pilton ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Pilton ParkUrban park4.8 km→🐄Wyborn's Farm ShopVisitor farm4.4 km→✦Barnstaple CastleHistoric site4.8 km→

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