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Pit Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

50.58709, -3.50840

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cirl Bunting, Black-tailed Godwit, Mediterranean Gull +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cirl Bunting, Black-tailed Godwit, Mediterranean Gull +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — White Fibrecap, Common Rustgill, Beech Milkcap +117 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — White Fibrecap, Common Rustgill, Beech Milkcap +117 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cow Parsley, Navelwort · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Bog Bush-cricket, Red Admiral +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Bog Bush-cricket, Red Admiral +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Teignmouth & Dawlish WayWalking route
Named routeRef TDWLocal walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 2Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route345 m
Named routeRef 2Length 345 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route85 m
Named routeRef 2Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route175 m
Named routeRef 2Length 175 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route443 m
Named routeRef 2Length 443 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Portway near Tower Plantation

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Portway near Tower Plantation

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