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Swanstone Plantation

11 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch +63 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch +63 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Usnea cornuta s. lat., Acrocordia gemmata, Lecanactis abietina +110 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Usnea cornuta s. lat., Acrocordia gemmata, Lecanactis abietina +110 more · last seen 2011

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Beech +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Holly, Wood Avens +202 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hazel, Holly, Wood Avens +202 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Red Admiral +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Red Admiral +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route529 m
Named routeRef 27Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 27Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 27Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 27Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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