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Hood Island

4 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

50.45983, -3.72528

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Hogweed +5 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Foxglove, Hazel +20 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Hawthorn, Foxglove, Hazel +20 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Eristalis tenax +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Eristalis tenax +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Dart Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route329 m
Named routeRef 272Length 329 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route222 m
Named routeRef 272Length 222 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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🌱Dartington Hall GardensUrban park2.4 km→✦SwansHistoric site2.3 km→✦Ruins and buried remains of the medieval great house at Dartington HallHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Borough ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Heath's GardenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Leechwell GardenUrban park4.3 km→

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