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Nine Acre Plantation

37 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

50.96398, -3.63273

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Beech, Common Sorrel +31 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Willow Warbler, Wren, Chaffinch +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Willow Warbler, Wren, Chaffinch +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Soft-rush, Selfheal, Sharp-flowered Rush +346 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Soft-rush, Selfheal, Sharp-flowered Rush +346 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Exechia pectinivalva +22 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Exechia pectinivalva +22 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Little Rackenford Lanepublic footpath · 139 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mPath type: unclassified
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road past Nine Acre Plantation

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road past Nine Acre Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rackenford CommonUrban park1.3 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Berry CastleHistoric site3.2 km→✦Bowl barrow 225m south east of Elworthy CrossHistoric site4.1 km→✦Bowl barrow 175m south west of Elworthy CrossHistoric site4.2 km→

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