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Luscombe Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.45584, -3.77158

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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
  • 🌿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 — Little Egret, Peregrine, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Egret, Peregrine, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hazel, Common Nettle +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, White Clover, Pedunculate Oak +153 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Red Admiral, Large White +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Red Admiral, Large White +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Arched Earthstar · last seen 2013; Fungi — Arched Earthstar · last seen 2013

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route
Franklin Totnes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FTTLocal walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Forder LaneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route329 m
Named routeRef 272Length 329 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Luscombe Wood seen from Pennywell Farm

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Luscombe Wood seen from Pennywell Farm

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🌱Victoria ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Duckspond Playing FieldUrban park2.7 km→🌱St Mary's AbbeyUrban park4.1 km→🌱Lavender GardensUrban park4.2 km→⛪St Lukes ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→✦Chapel E of parish churchHistoric site3.3 km→

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