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Higher Southcott Wood

85 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome85 ha

Getting here

50.75057, -4.06876

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pied Wagtail, Carrion Crow, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Wagtail, Carrion Crow, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Water Mint, Common Sorrel +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wild Angelica, Marsh Thistle, Silverweed +90 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Wild Angelica, Marsh Thistle, Silverweed +90 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +16 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell +16 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National 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 route529 m
Named routeRef 27Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pegasus TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kennel Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kennel Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OLD TOWN PARKNature reserve4.9 km→⛪Church MeadowReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Meldon viaductHistoric site4.8 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Village cross in Northlew, 40m south west of the churchHistoric site4.5 km→✦Civil War redoubt 750m south east of East LinnacombeHistoric site4.7 km→

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