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Hembury Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.50564, -3.78876

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

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; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heath Threadwort, Greater Copperwort, Turner's Threadwort +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Heath Threadwort, Greater Copperwort, Wood-rust +1 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Violet Oil-beetle, Oedemera femoralis +13 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Black Oil-beetle, Violet Oil-beetle, Oedemera femoralis +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route329 m
Named routeRef 272Length 329 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route222 m
Named routeRef 272Length 222 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route42 m
Named routeRef 272Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 272Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fallen tree, Hembury Woods

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fallen tree, Hembury Woods

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🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park1.2 km→🏞️RIVER DARTCountry park1.3 km→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Lavender GardensUrban park1.6 km→🌱St Mary's AbbeyUrban park1.7 km→

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