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Rock Moors

7 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome7 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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Common Nettle, Bramble +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus sparsus, Limnephilus auricula, Hydropsyche siltalai +189 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Limnephilus sparsus, Limnephilus auricula, Hydropsyche siltalai +189 more · last seen 2018

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Holly, Wood Avens +116 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hazel, Holly, Wood Avens +116 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Swift, Yellowhammer · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Tedbury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef TEDLocal walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Crediton History TrailWalking route
Named routeRef CHT
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Rock Lanebridleway · 199 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 199 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

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