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Marwood Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.95684, -3.96588

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Dandelion, Hogweed +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Soft Shield-fern, Bluebell, Primrose +172 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Large White +161 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Large White +161 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A377 in Gratleigh Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A377 in Gratleigh Wood

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⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→✦Brightley Barton moated siteHistoric site3.5 km→✦KING'S NYMPTON PARKHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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