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Leydown Brake

16 ha
WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pied Wagtail, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Pied Wagtail, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Greater Chickweed, Red Dead-nettle, Barren Strawberry +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Beauty, Snout, Flame Shoulder +109 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Willow Beauty, Snout, Flame Shoulder +109 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Shining Crane's-bill +182 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Shining Crane's-bill +182 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route
Cobley Lanepublic footpath · 702 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 702 mPath type: unclassified

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