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Hart's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Hart's Woods · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.36596, -3.79040

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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

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Greater Burnet-saxifrage, Hazel, Holly +190 more · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Swallow, Blue Tit +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Swallow, Blue Tit +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route586 m
Named routeRef 2Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route646 m
Named routeRef 28Length 646 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Miller's Pathbridleway · 774 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 774 mSurface groundPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

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Hart's Woods

📷 Wikipedia · Hart's Woods · CC BY-SA 3.0

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