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Raddick Plantation

52 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome52 ha

Getting here

50.51389, -4.01534

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
  • 🍄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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +103 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +103 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Torth Felen, Ganoderma adspersum, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust +78 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Torth Felen, Ganoderma adspersum, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust +78 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Green Tiger Beetle, Volucella pellucens +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Nitrous Bonnet, Hazel Bracket, Beech Milkcap +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Drakes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DTRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route638 m
Named routeRef 27Length 638 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route226 m
Named routeRef 274Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Granite & GearsMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Raddick Lanebridleway · 629 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 629 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Norsworthy Bridge to South Hessary Torbridleway · 399 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 399 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Norsworthy Bridge to South Hessary Torbridleway · 863 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 863 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Norsworthy Bridge to South Hessary Torbridleway · 6 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Norsworthy Bridge to South Hessary Torbridleway · 946 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 946 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clearing, Raddick Plantation

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clearing, Raddick Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Eylesbarrow Tin Mine and associated remainsHistoric site3.2 km→✦Tin Mill with MortarsHistoric site700 m→✦Two stamping mills 200m and 175m north of Norsworthy BridgeHistoric site800 m→✦Inscribed Boulder in riverHistoric site800 m→✦Round cairn 340m ESE of Norsworthy BridgeHistoric site900 m→✦Narrator (ruins)Historic site1.5 km→

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