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Meldon Woods

✦ Ancient woodland30 ha

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

50.71541, -4.03368

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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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Pied Flycatcher +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Pied Flycatcher +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Round-leaved Sundew, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Navelwort +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Oil Beetle +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Oil Beetle +50 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

6 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route529 m
Named routeRef 27Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pegasus TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

34 public paths nearby

Public paths
Meldon Lanebridleway · 4 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Meldon Lanebridleway · 561 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 561 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Meldon Lanebridleway · 494 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 494 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Meldon Lanebridleway · 380 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 380 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge across the West Okement River in Meldon Woods

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge across the West Okement River in Meldon Woods

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Simmons ParkUrban park3.2 km→🦉OLD TOWN PARKNature reserve2.5 km→🌱Simmons ParkUrban park3.2 km→✦Meldon viaductHistoric site300 m→💧Meldon ReservoirReservoir1.5 km→💧Meldon ReservoirReservoir1.5 km→

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