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Rabbit Wood

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

51.09318, -3.54567

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 165m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, American Skunk-cabbage +1 more · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Coleridge WayWalking route82 km
Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Lype Lanerestricted byway · 720 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 720 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Edbrooke Road passing Week Wood

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Edbrooke Road passing Week Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old VicarageHistoric site1.9 km→✦Lock up 60m south-east of the Church of St MaryHistoric site4.1 km→✦Four round barrows on The Allotment, 520m south east of Spire CrossHistoric site2.6 km→✦Caratacus Stone: an inscribed stone 140m east of Spire CrossHistoric site2.9 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

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