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Skelland Wood

30 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

50.86211, -3.71406

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Guelder-rose, Common Bistort +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Siskin, Dunnock +30 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Siskin, Dunnock +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Common Blue +66 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Large White, Small White, Common Blue +66 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Cuckooflower, Ground-ivy +201 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Bluebell, Cuckooflower, Ground-ivy +201 more · last seen 2018

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route
West Emlett Lanepublic footpath · 616 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 616 mPath type: track
West Emlett Lanepublic footpath · 887 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 887 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

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Skelland Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Berry CastleHistoric site1.1 km→✦hHistoric site1.1 km→⚽Morchard Bishop Playing FieldPlaying field2.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St Thomas of Canterbury ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→⛪St John the Baptist ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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