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Hourder Plantation

33 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

50.63461, -3.78492

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️North Bovey Car Park 279m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Cantharis rustica, Oil Beetle +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Cantharis rustica, Oil Beetle +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route279 m
Named routeRef 28Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealed firm
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
North Bovey Fordbyway open to all traffic · 19 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 19 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hourder Plantation

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park3.4 km→✦Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound TorHistoric site4.4 km→⛪Cross ChapelReligious grounds3.3 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦Leapra Cross: a wayside cross at the entrance to Moor Gate FarmHistoric site3.7 km→✦Grimspound, a partially enclosed prehistoric settlement with field system and two post-medieval caches between Hookney Tor and Hameldown TorHistoric site4.4 km→

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