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Lower Round Plantation

38 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome38 ha

Getting here

50.87022, -4.09672

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Tufted Duck
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +114 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +114 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Hoary Ragwort, Marsh-bedstraw +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Hoary Ragwort, Marsh-bedstraw +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Hatherleigh CircularWalking route
Named routeRef HC
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route552 m
Named routeRef 27Length 552 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 3Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tarka Trail within Roughmoor Plantation

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tarka Trail within Roughmoor Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪Petrockstowe Methodist ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→✦Bowl barrow in Heathermoor Plantation, 50m north east of Petrockstow StationHistoric site1 km→⛪Church of St James the LessReligious grounds1.4 km→

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