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Logging Shed

📷 MrC · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

50.63926, -3.69135

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Cormorant, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Cormorant, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Early Bumblebee, Western Bee-fly +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Early Bumblebee, Western Bee-fly +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealed firm
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealed firm
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km
Named routeRef 28Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealed firm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Disused sheds near Tottiford Reservoir

📷 MrC · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Disused sheds near Tottiford Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cantonteign EstateUrban park3.3 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir1 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir1 km→🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park4.9 km→💧Kennick ReservoirReservoir700 m→💧Kennick ReservoirReservoir700 m→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Canonteign, Upper

2.1 km→
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Canonteign, Lower

2.2 km→

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