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Lower Rowden Wood

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Ron Strutt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

50.55948, -4.12716

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Brook Street 9m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Jackdaw, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell, Hyacinthoides +22 more · last seen 2019

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +140 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +140 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 27

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 270Cycling route
Named routeRef 270National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 27Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wilminstone Viaduct, near Tavistock

📷 Ron Strutt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wilminstone Viaduct, near Tavistock

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Nearby places

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🌱Benson MeadowUrban park2 km→🌱Benson MeadowUrban park2.1 km→🌱The MeadowsUrban park2.3 km→🌱Pearse MeadowUrban park2.3 km→🌱The Meadows Pleasure GroundUrban park2.2 km→✦Eluvial tin streamworks and prehistoric coaxial field system together with other archaeological remains on Whitchurch CommonHistoric site4.1 km→

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