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Stanterton Higher Plantation

9 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.93795, -3.50710

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 334m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Moorhen +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Moorhen +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Exechia fusca, Allodiopsis rustica +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Exechia fusca, Allodiopsis rustica +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Impey WalkWalking route
Named route
Tiverton Tree TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
Tiverton & Cullompton CircularWalking route
Named routeRef TCCRegional walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - west boundCycling route
Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 3Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route409 m
Named routeRef 3Length 409 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route844 m
Named routeRef 3Length 844 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Commercial forestry entrance, Stanterton Plantation

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Commercial forestry entrance, Stanterton Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦KNIGHTSHAYES COURTHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Knightshayes CourtUrban park2.3 km→🌱Westexe Recreation GroundUrban park4 km→🌱Amory ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱The OvalUrban park4.5 km→🌱Kitchen GardenUrban park2.1 km→

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