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Rat Combe

21 ha

📷 Rob Purvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

50.74970, -3.92791

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Swallow, House Martin +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Swallow, House Martin +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Gatekeeper, Small Tortoiseshell +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Gatekeeper, Small Tortoiseshell +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rhododendron, Water-pepper, Short-fruited Willowherb +122 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Rhododendron, Water-pepper, Short-fruited Willowherb +122 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Plants — Water Mint, Autumn Hawkbit, Rough Hawkbit +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Taw Teign LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TTLRegional walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National 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 route529 m
Named routeRef 27Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane at Rat Combe, heading east

📷 Rob Purvis · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane at Rat Combe, heading east

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Boundary stone 110m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site2.1 km→✦Roman forts, marching camps and associated monumentsHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→🐄Farmer Luxton’s Farm ShopVisitor farm3.2 km→✦Cairnfield, cairn and a length of the Taw Marsh Reave 830m ESE of Moorland HouseHistoric site3.6 km→✦Round cairn on Cosdon Hill, 1010m north of Cosdon BeaconHistoric site3.8 km→

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