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Kennick's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland52 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome52 ha

Getting here

50.92004, -4.11279

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Tawny Owl
  • 🍄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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hazel, Dryopteris affinis +188 more · last seen 2015

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Lepraria finkii, Common Orange Lichen +21 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Lepraria finkii, Common Orange Lichen +21 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Ramsons, Barren Strawberry +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Snout, Flame Shoulder, Buff Ermine +143 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Snout, Flame Shoulder, Buff Ermine +143 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Great Torrington CircularWalking route
Named routeRef GTC
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kennick's Wood

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦GREAT TORRINGTON CEMETERYHistoric site4.9 km→🌱RosemoorUrban park2.8 km→🌱Rack ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Rack ParkUrban park4.2 km→🎱Old Bowling GreenBowling green5 km→🌱Fruit And Vegetable GardenUrban park3 km→

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