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Ramspit Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

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
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Dandelion, Meadowsweet +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Blackthorn, Lady-fern +221 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Hydropsyche siltalai, Rhyacophila dorsalis +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Polycentropus flavomaculatus, Hydropsyche siltalai, Rhyacophila dorsalis +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route282 m
Named routeRef 3Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

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