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Kippesleigh Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.02841, -4.02487

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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
  • 🍄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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, House Sparrow, Great Tit +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, House Sparrow, Great Tit +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Pertusaria hymenea, Lepraria incana s. lat., Dendrographa decolorans +62 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Pertusaria hymenea, Lepraria incana s. lat., Dendrographa decolorans +62 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Burdock +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum, Cheumatopsyche lepida +152 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum, Cheumatopsyche lepida +152 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

20 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 route418 m
Named routeRef 3Length 418 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 3Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wood Meadow saw-mill

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wood Meadow saw-mill

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🌱Millennium GreenUrban park4.2 km→⛪Landkey Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Tawstock holy wellHistoric site3.7 km→✦Bowl barrow at Codden BeaconHistoric site2.2 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→

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