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South Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

50.90969, -3.96432

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Pedunculate Oak, Common Nettle +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Red Campion, Creeping Buttercup +195 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Pied Shieldbug +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Humming-bird Hawk-moth, Pied Shieldbug +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Wood Lanebridleway · 377 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 377 mPath type: track
Wood Lanebridleway · 701 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 701 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway through South Wood, Ashreigney

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway through South Wood, Ashreigney

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