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Middlehill Plantation

6 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.37830, -3.73246

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Blue Tit, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Blue Tit, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Dandelion, Alexanders +30 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, Hart's-Tongue, Cock's-foot +214 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Herb-Robert, Hart's-Tongue, Cock's-foot +214 more · last seen 2015

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ashy Mining Bee, Gatekeeper, Violet Oil-beetle +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ashy Mining Bee, Gatekeeper, Violet Oil-beetle +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Dart Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route
Franklin Totnes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FTTLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 28Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route493 m
Named routeRef 28Length 493 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route613 m
Named routeRef 28Length 613 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field and woods, Poulston

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field and woods, Poulston

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪Bow ChapelReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Two bowl barrows 380m and 410m south west of Allaleigh CrossHistoric site4.7 km→✦Medieval churchyard cross, 6m south east of the porch of St Andrew's ChurchHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→

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