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Stokehill Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland54 ha

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome54 ha

Getting here

50.75657, -3.51131

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Stoke Woods Car Park 340m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Dock Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Dock Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

24 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Exeter Green CircleWalking route
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Route E9Cycling route
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Killerton to Clyston MillCycling route

Devonshire Countryside, Sparrow Park, Estate Farms, Clyston Mill, River Clyst

Named routeRef KBFCTPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Blind Lanebridleway · 1.7 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.7 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beech trees in Stokehill Plantation

📷 Rod Allday · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beech trees in Stokehill Plantation

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🌱Heavitree Pleasure GroundUrban park3.8 km→🌱Exhibition FieldsUrban park2.6 km→🌱Eastern Playing FieldsUrban park2.7 km→🌱Heavitree Pleasure GroundUrban park3.8 km→🌱Southernhay GreenUrban park4 km→🌱Poltimore ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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