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Getting here
51.05126, -3.49957
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Haddon Hill 451m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🅿️Haddon Hill 451m away — 4 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Stonechat, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Stonechat, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Rhododendron, New Zealand Pigmyweed +1 more · last seen 2022
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Peacock, Black Snipefly, Lepidostoma hirtum +77 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Exe Valley WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km
Main RouteCycling route69 m
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
🐴Horse riding
23 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Lady Harriet Acland's Drivebridleway · 27 m
Baby Lanerestricted byway · 697 m
Lady Harriet Acland's Drivebridleway · 3.1 km
Haddon Lanebridleway · 649 m
Haddon Lanebridleway · 1.4 km
Wildlife to spot
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