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Parsonage Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.19343, -4.06687

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Common Nettle, Wood-sorrel +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Sycamore, Japanese Knotweed +125 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Early Bumblebee, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Orange Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Early Bumblebee, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Orange Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 3: Lynmouth to Combe Martin)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Minehead to Combe MartinWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 4: Combe Martin to Woolacombe)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Blind Lanepublic footpath · 134 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
North Devon Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route88 m
Named routeRef 27Length 88 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route236 m
Named routeRef 51Length 236 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 27Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Berrynarbor : Wood Park Lane

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Berrynarbor : Wood Park Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cobbler's ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Cobbler's ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Brimlands Playing FieldUrban park3.4 km→✦Hillsborough Promontory FortHistoric site3.1 km→🐄Combe Martn Farm ShopVisitor farm2.5 km→🦉HILLSBOROUGHNature reserve3.2 km→

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