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Ogbear Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

50.54977, -4.18780

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Swallow, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Swallow, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Hazel +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Common Nettle, Yorkshire-fog +113 more · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dog Stinkhorn · last seen 2013; Fungi — Dog Stinkhorn · last seen 2013

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 270Cycling route
Named routeRef 270National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 27Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mill Hill Cottages

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mill Hill Cottages

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Nearby places

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🌱The MeadowsUrban park2.7 km→🌱Pearse MeadowUrban park2.8 km→🌱Benson MeadowUrban park2.9 km→🌱Benson MeadowUrban park2.9 km→🌱The Meadows Pleasure GroundUrban park2.7 km→✦Morwellham Quay: transport infrastructure, part of the water control system and a manganese millHistoric site4.7 km→

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