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Hatch Wood

✦ Ancient woodland44 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome44 ha

Getting here

50.52514, -4.20412

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄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
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Entoloma, Spangle Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +23 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Entoloma, Spangle Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +23 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Eyebright, Burnet-saxifrage, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Plantain Leaf Beetle, Dock Bug, Eristalis nemorum +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Plantain Leaf Beetle, Dock Bug, Eristalis nemorum +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
St Dominica Heritage Trail (Halton Quay Route)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Commercial Streetpublic footpath · 45 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Commercial Streetpublic footpath · 40 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 40 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 270Cycling route
Named routeRef 270National 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 route40 m
Named routeRef 27Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route108 m
Named routeRef 270Length 108 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track along the Frementor Tramway in Hatch Wood

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track along the Frementor Tramway in Hatch Wood

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✦COTEHELEHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Pearse MeadowUrban park4.4 km→🌱The MeadowsUrban park4.4 km→🌱Benson MeadowUrban park4.7 km→🌱Benson MeadowUrban park4.7 km→✦Lime KilnsHistoric site4 km→

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