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Hitchcombe Wood

33 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

50.69416, -3.74491

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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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Sericomyia silentis, Oil Beetle +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Sericomyia silentis, Oil Beetle +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Tedbury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef TEDLocal walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealed firm
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track junction, Hitchcombe Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track junction, Hitchcombe Wood

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✦CASTLE DROGOHistoric site4.2 km→🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park3.9 km→✦Cranbrook CastleHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Cheriton Bishop Village GreenUrban park3.3 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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