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Peir's Wood

5 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.28594, -3.81666

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Glue Crust, Hairy Curtain Crust, Stereum rameale +75 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Glue Crust, Hairy Curtain Crust, Stereum rameale +75 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Cirl Bunting +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Cirl Bunting +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Black Oil-beetle, Volucella bombylans +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, Black Oil-beetle, Volucella bombylans +65 more · last seen 2026

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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 38: Bigbury on Sea to Salcombe)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Avon Estuary WalkWalking route
Named routeRef AEWLocal walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route11 m
Named routeRef 28Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route231 m
Named routeRef 28Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route631 m
Named routeRef 28Length 631 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route841 m
Named routeRef 28Length 841 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route75 m
Named routeRef 28Length 75 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The southern edge of Bowringsleigh Wood

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The southern edge of Bowringsleigh Wood

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🌱Cattle Market GardenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Duncombe ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Duncombe ParkUrban park2.9 km→✦Roman settlement site at Bantham HamHistoric site4.4 km→✦Medieval settlementHistoric site4.5 km→⛪St Edmund's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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