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Smith's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

50.56070, -3.73394

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wren +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wren +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Beech, Sweet Chestnut +36 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +199 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +199 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Sweet Chestnut, Hazel +1 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Liverton CircularWalking route
Named routeRef LC
Great Plantation LoopWalking route
Named routeRef GPLLocal walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Smith's Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Smith's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park4.9 km→🐄Theden Animal ParkVisitor farm5 km→✦Prehistoric and medieval settlements and their field systems at Hound TorHistoric site4.8 km→✦Bovey PotteriesHistoric site4.9 km→⛪Church of the Holy SpiritReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→

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