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Rora Wood

✦ Ancient woodland42 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsSeasonalWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome42 ha

Getting here

50.55905, -3.70078

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 212m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Ted Hughes Poetry TrailWalking route
Named routeRef THPTLocal walking route
Stover Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef SHTRound tripLocal walking route
Ley Closepublic footpath · 126 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 126 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
A383 cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route189 m
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Spindle tree berries near Rora Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Spindle tree berries near Rora Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mill Marsh Park,Urban park4.1 km→🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park4.1 km→🐄Theden Animal ParkVisitor farm2.6 km→🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park4.1 km→✦STOVER PARKHistoric site4.3 km→✦Cromwell's ArchHistoric site4.3 km→

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