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Leworthy Wood

15 ha

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.06675, -3.71893

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Bilberry, Bramble +33 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Meadow Brown, Carabus problematicus, Green-veined White +17 more · last seen 2023

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Creeping Buttercup, Common Bent +234 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Foxglove, Creeping Buttercup, Common Bent +234 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Twitchen: Leworthy Wood

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Twitchen: Leworthy Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→⛪Molland Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Churchyard cross 6.5m west of Twitchen churchHistoric site1 km→✦Two round barrows on Twitchen RidgeHistoric site1.4 km→✦Two bowl barrows on North Molton Ridge 620m and 720m west of Twitchen Ball CornerHistoric site2.2 km→

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