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Little Comfort Wood

✦ Ancient woodland36 ha

📷 Rabbi WP Thinrod · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

51.10614, -3.83661

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Thelotrema lepadinum, Flavoparmelia caperata, Coenogonium luteum +42 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Thelotrema lepadinum, Flavoparmelia caperata, Coenogonium luteum +42 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Selfheal, Yorkshire-fog +232 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sessile Oak, Wood-sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel +30 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
NCN 3 to NCN 51 LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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

Withygate Wood

📷 Rabbi WP Thinrod · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Withygate Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Four round barrows on Muxworthy RidgeHistoric site2.2 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Round barrow on RoosthitchenHistoric site4.5 km→✦Roosthitchen CairnHistoric site4.5 km→✦'Five Barrows', group of eight barrowsHistoric site2 km→

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