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Getting here
50.70876, -3.61799
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit +75 more · last seen 2025
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Netted Crust, Brithdegyll Eddîog +71 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Netted Crust, Brithdegyll Eddîog +71 more · last seen 2022
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, Scots Pine, Bramble · last seen 2019
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Blushing Wood Mushroom, Jelly Ear, Nitrous Bonnet +4 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
9 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Exeter Green CircleWalking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Tedbury Circular WalkWalking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
National Cycle Network Route 34Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Main RouteCycling route647 m
🐴Horse riding
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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