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Higher Middlecott Wood

18 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

51.08411, -3.89467

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
  • 🌿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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Pheasant +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Pheasant +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Autumn Hawkweed, Umbellate Hawkweed, Wild Strawberry +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Puccinia arenariae, Arum Rust, Pyrenopeziza digitalina +7 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Puccinia arenariae, Arum Rust, Pyrenopeziza digitalina +7 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Autumn Hawkweed, Bluebell +193 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Autumn Hawkweed, Bluebell +193 more · last seen 2019

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — 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
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
Upcott Lanepublic footpath · 408 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 408 mPath type: service
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
North Devon Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 10.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route224 m
Named routeRef 3Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 3Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Middlecott Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Middlecott Wood

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✦CASTLE HILLHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪Church of the Holy NameReligious grounds3.8 km→

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