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5 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome5 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
  • Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Campsite

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Water Mint +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Nuthatch +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Nuthatch +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Meadow Brown +178 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Meadow Brown +178 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Himalayan Balsam, Wood Avens +190 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Nettle, Himalayan Balsam, Wood Avens +190 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Slew Wood seen across the flood plain of River Taw

Slew Wood seen across the flood plain of River Taw

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