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8 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.84255, -3.23995

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blue Tit
  • 🌿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
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +341 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Wood-sorrel, Ground-elder +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Navelwort, Wood Avens, Cow Parsley +92 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Navelwort, Wood Avens, Cow Parsley +92 more · last seen 2019

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broadhembury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCW1Local walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Exeter to Honiton WayWalking route
Named routeRef EXHONRegional walking route
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dunkeswell Turbury

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dunkeswell Turbury

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🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park2.7 km→🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park2.7 km→✦Hembury FortHistoric site2.9 km→✦Medieval motte and baileyHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→✦Hembury FortHistoric site2.9 km→

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