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Loworthy Brake

✦ Ancient woodland115 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome115 ha

Getting here

50.30791, -3.65102

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Swallow +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Cleavers, Enchanter's-nightshade +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +1 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird +156 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, Scathophaga stercoraria, 7-spot Ladybird +156 more · last seen 2026

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 39: Salcombe to Torcross)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Dart Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route
Diamond Jubilee WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route137 m
Named routeRef 28Length 137 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 28Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Slapton : Countryside Scenery

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slapton : Countryside Scenery

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⛪St Michael and All Angels ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→✦Site of chapel at Manor FarmHistoric site4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→✦Slapton chantry collegeHistoric site1.6 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels' ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→

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