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Lambhole Wood

✦ Ancient woodland103 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome103 ha

Getting here

50.63115, -4.13472

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Nuthatch +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Nuthatch +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Water Avens, Japanese Knotweed +10 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
The LichwayWalking route19 km

Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church

Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path, Westford Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path, Westford Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→✦Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley WoodHistoric site4 km→✦Earthworks on Brent TorHistoric site3.7 km→✦Lydford CastleHistoric site2.3 km→✦Ringwork, castle, town banks, site of Saxon town and defencesHistoric site2.3 km→✦Gallows HillHistoric site2.7 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Lydford

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