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Quarryhead Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.35357, -3.67015

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Wild Cherry, Lesser Celandine +2 more · last seen 2019

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swallow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Red Admiral, Xylota segnis +268 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Red Admiral, Xylota segnis +268 more · last seen 2026

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
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Dart Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 28Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route493 m
Named routeRef 28Length 493 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A view to Quarryhead Wood

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A view to Quarryhead Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dartmouth Green Partnerships floral areaUrban park4.9 km→✦Two bowl barrows 380m and 410m south west of Allaleigh CrossHistoric site1.8 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→⛳Dartmouth Golf And Country ClubGolf course1.2 km→

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