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Hillies Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

50.90088, -4.08029

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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
  • 🍄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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — White Fibrecap, Variable Webcap, Brown Rollrim +75 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — White Fibrecap, Variable Webcap, Brown Rollrim +75 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Mouse-ear, Beech, Oak +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Cheumatopsyche lepida, Lepidostoma hirtum +344 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Cheumatopsyche lepida, Lepidostoma hirtum +344 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Pied Flycatcher +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Pied Flycatcher +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Oak, Hawthorn +10 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route997 m
Named routeRef 3Length 997 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hillies Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

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⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→⛪Petrockstowe Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Moated site at Grange FarmHistoric site1.9 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪Church of St James the LessReligious grounds2.3 km→

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