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Leathertor Plantation

19 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

50.51274, -4.02358

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Burrator - Norsworthy 272m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +104 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Oil Beetle, Green Tiger Beetle +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Oil Beetle, Green Tiger Beetle +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Drakes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DTRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route7 m
Named routeRef 27Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 27Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Raddick Lanebridleway · 629 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 629 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Norsworthy Bridge to South Hessary Torbridleway · 946 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 946 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track junction, Leathertor Plantation

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track junction, Leathertor Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and associated remainsHistoric site3.6 km→✦Leather Tor FarmHistoric site300 m→✦Potato CaveHistoric site300 m→✦VoogaHistoric site300 m→✦Tin Mill with MortarsHistoric site500 m→✦Two stamping mills 200m and 175m north of Norsworthy BridgeHistoric site500 m→

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