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Lizwell Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

50.55499, -3.81918

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cedarwood Waxcap, Heath Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap +8 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Cedarwood Waxcap, Heath Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap +8 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — an Eyebright, Pignut, Oak +1 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, Xylota segnis +242 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Eristalis pertinax, Xylota segnis +242 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route182 m
Named routeRef 272Length 182 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 272Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 272Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route126 m
Named routeRef 272Length 126 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lizwell Meet

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lizwell Meet

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🏞️RIVER DARTCountry park4.7 km→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Widecombe GreenUrban park2.5 km→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦Part of the Dartmeet coaxial field system and other archaeological remains on Holne Moor west and north west of Venford ReservoirHistoric site4.7 km→✦Prehistoric fields, settlements and cairn south east of Venford Reservoir forming part of the Dartmeet coaxial field systemHistoric site4.7 km→

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