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Holmingham Wood

✦ Ancient woodland92 ha

📷 Rob Purvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome92 ha

Getting here

50.97596, -3.51977

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hazel, Dryopteris affinis +167 more · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Beech, Blackthorn +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Rhyacophila dorsalis +139 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Rhyacophila dorsalis +139 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 344Cycling route
Named routeRef 344National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route282 m
Named routeRef 3Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rounding Duvale Wood on the Exe Valley road, heading north-west

📷 Rob Purvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rounding Duvale Wood on the Exe Valley road, heading north-west

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✦Bampton CastleHistoric site3.1 km→⛪St Michael and all Angels ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Bampton CastleHistoric site3.1 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→

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