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Lydford

· Forestry England

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsAncientWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

50.63683, -4.13667

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Robin
  • 💜Bluebell walks 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

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Robin, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2025; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds

Free

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Robin, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pink Purslane, Woodruff, American Skunk-cabbage +83 more · last seen 2022; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Heath Fritillary +110 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
The LichwayWalking route19 km

Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church

Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forest colours - Lydford Forest

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest colours - Lydford Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→✦Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley WoodHistoric site3.4 km→✦Earthworks on Brent TorHistoric site4.1 km→✦Lydford CastleHistoric site2.1 km→✦Ringwork, castle, town banks, site of Saxon town and defencesHistoric site2.1 km→✦Gallows HillHistoric site2.5 km→