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Mill Wood

22 ha

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

50.56897, -3.74150

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Crimson Waxcap, Goblet Waxcap, Crazed Cap +41 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Crimson Waxcap, Goblet Waxcap, Crazed Cap +41 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Burying Beetle +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Burying Beetle +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Nitrous Bonnet, Scarlet Caterpillarclub, Wood Blewits +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Liverton CircularWalking route
Named routeRef LC
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route189 m
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ilsington: Bagtor Mill

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ilsington: Bagtor Mill

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