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Lapford Middle Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

50.86625, -3.81674

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Greater Chickweed +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Sweet Vernal-grass, Common Toadflax +186 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Chulmleigh Community TrailWalking route
Named routeRef CCT
Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lapford Northern Wood

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lapford Northern Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Church of St Thomas of CanterburyReligious grounds1.1 km→✦Nemeto StatioHistoric site2.1 km→✦A Roman fort and Roman camp at Bury BartonHistoric site2.2 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪Lapford Congregational ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦campHistoric site4.1 km→

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