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Newton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland75 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Wood Newton · CC BY-SA 3.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome75 ha

Getting here

50.32651, -4.04111

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 462m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — House Martin, Blue Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Taraxacum agg., Broad-leaved Willowherb, Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +63 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Common Nettle, Rough Hawkbit +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 47 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (section 37 Newton Ferrers to Bigbury on Sea)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Cinder Pathpublic footpath · 256 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 256 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
Lower Court Roadpublic footpath · 198 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 198 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Lower Court Roadpublic footpath · 449 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 449 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 2 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 27 linkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Wikipedia · Wood Newton · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱Sherford Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Old Boundary ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱King George V Memorial Playing FieldsUrban park4.5 km→🌱Stray ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Stray ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦ViaductHistoric site3.3 km→

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