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Overbrent Wood

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

50.43922, -3.84764

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Dock Bug, Dark Bush-cricket, Spotted Regal-sawfly +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Forder LaneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route329 m
Named routeRef 272Length 329 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Diamond Lanebridleway · 1.4 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Overbrent Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sanderspool Cross Recreation AreaUrban park2.1 km→🌱South Brent AllotmentsUrban park1.4 km→✦Stone RowHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪St Dunstan's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→✦Hut circles and two enclosures on Dean Moor, near River AvonHistoric site4.4 km→

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