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✦ Ancient woodland90 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome90 ha

Getting here

51.22304, -3.82006

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Robin, Herring Gull +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Robin, Herring Gull +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — White Clover, Common Mouse-ear, Common Sorrel +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Broad-bodied Chaser, Dark-edged Bee-fly +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Bramble, Bilberry +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 81 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Countisbury circular walk via Winston's PathWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Watersmeet to Ash Bridge circular walkWalking route3.5 km
Named routeRef WACLength 3.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Countisbury figure of eight walkWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Tors Parkpublic footpath · 507 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 507 mPath type: service
Mars Hill Waypublic footpath · 157 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 157 mPath type: service
Tors Parkpublic footpath · 194 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 194 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route
NCN 3 to NCN 51 LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route51 m
Named routeRef 51Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route10.7 km
Named routeRef 51Length 10.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route508 m
Named routeRef 51Length 508 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
East Lyn Lanebridleway · 579 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 579 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wester Wood, East Lyn valley

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wester Wood, East Lyn valley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Manor GroundsUrban park1.1 km→⛪St Mary the Virgin's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦Myrtlebury North Iron Age EnclosureHistoric site1.3 km→✦Myrtleberry North Camp, a late prehistoric multiple enclosure fort 200m north west of Waters Meet HouseHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Middleham GardensUrban park600 m→⛪Lynton United Reformed ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→

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