Getting here
50.41036, -3.76163
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
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 — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Herring Gull +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Herring Gull +49 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak +35 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Rhyacophila dorsalis, Hydropsyche siltalai +55 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Red Clover, Soft-rush +292 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Red Clover, Soft-rush +292 more · last seen 2021
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route
Franklin Totnes TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 2Cycling route
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
NCN272Cycling route
Forder LaneCycling route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Main RouteCycling route496 m
Wildlife to spot
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