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North Wyke Wood

48 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome48 ha

Getting here

50.76703, -3.89531

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Kestrel +25 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Kestrel +25 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +19 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
Sticklepath to Belstone CircularWalking route
Named routeRef SBW
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 28Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Tracks near North Wyke

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tracks near North Wyke

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦Roman forts, marching camps and associated monumentsHistoric site2.2 km→✦Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site4.7 km→⚽North Tawton War Memorial ParkPlaying field3.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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