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Heathfield Down

5 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.42393, -3.96832

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Oil Beetle, Meliscaeva auricollis, Marmalade Hoverfly +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Oil Beetle, Meliscaeva auricollis, Marmalade Hoverfly +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, American Skunk-cabbage, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, American Skunk-cabbage, Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 2Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route87 m
Named routeRef 2Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m
Named routeRef 2Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland on Heathfield Down

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland on Heathfield Down

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🐄Dartmoor ZooVisitor farm2.7 km→🌱Rowe Hall Memory GardenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Bottle ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.8 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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