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Parson's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland41 ha

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalInsects
Free entryDogs welcome41 ha

Getting here

50.79132, -4.10391

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Large Yellow Underwing, Red-tailed Bumblebee +500 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Large Yellow Underwing, Red-tailed Bumblebee +500 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Hatherleigh Community TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HTCLocal walking route
Hatherleigh CircularWalking route
Named routeRef HC
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route552 m
Named routeRef 27Length 552 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route513 m
Named routeRef 27Length 513 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields south of Lydbridge

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields south of Lydbridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Church MeadowReligious grounds2.4 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Village cross in Northlew, 40m south west of the churchHistoric site2.5 km→⛪Oak Baptist ChurchReligious grounds3 km→⛪Highampton Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→

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