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Leetown Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Tony Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.51868, -4.08601

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Large Red Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Drake WalkWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 km
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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 270Cycling route
Named routeRef 270National 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 route40 m
Named routeRef 27Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7 m
Named routeRef 27Length 7 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheep on the Road

📷 Tony Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheep on the Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Walkham valley scouts fieldUrban park3.2 km→✦Eluvial tin streamworks and prehistoric coaxial field system together with other archaeological remains on Whitchurch CommonHistoric site4.4 km→🌱The Garden HouseUrban park3.7 km→🌱Weir ParkUrban park1.3 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→🌱Whitchurch DownUrban park3.6 km→

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