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Rattlecot Wood

7 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

50.78585, -3.43644

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
  • 🌿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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Pinhoe to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef PEWLocal walking route
Ashclyst Blue WalkWalking route
Named routeRef ABLUELocal walking route
Ashclyst Red WalkWalking route
Named routeRef AREDRound tripLocal walking route
Ashclyst Green WalkWalking route3.2 km
Named routeRef AGREENLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
Killerton to Clyston MillCycling route

Devonshire Countryside, Sparrow Park, Estate Farms, Clyston Mill, River Clyst

Named routeRef KBFCTPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route E4Cycling route
Named routeRef E4Local cycle route
Route E3Cycling route
Named routeRef E3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance drive, Sprydoncote

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance drive, Sprydoncote

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Manorial settlement incorporating a medieval undercroft, 100m north of St John the Baptist's ChurchHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park2.3 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park2.3 km→🌱Poltimore ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Hayes SquareUrban park4.4 km→🌱Hayes SquareUrban park4.4 km→

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