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Speccott Down Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.91604, -4.12975

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Blackbird, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Blackbird, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Lepraria finkii, Common Orange Lichen +21 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Lecanora chlarotera s. lat., Lepraria finkii, Common Orange Lichen +21 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Early-purple Orchid, Garlic Mustard +51 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Small White +163 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Bumblebee, Small White +163 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hazel, Bramble +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Great Torrington CircularWalking route
Named routeRef GTC
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Speccott Down Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦GREAT TORRINGTON CEMETERYHistoric site4.6 km→🌱RosemoorUrban park2.7 km→🌱Rack ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Rack ParkUrban park4.1 km→🎱Old Bowling GreenBowling green4.7 km→🌱Fruit And Vegetable GardenUrban park2.9 km→

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