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Sweet's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

50.43390, -3.94349

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Megaetaira madida, Large Red Damselfly, Black Clock +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Megaetaira madida, Large Red Damselfly, Black Clock +23 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

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 272Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route232 m
Named routeRef 2Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route363 m
Named routeLength 363 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Yealm in Dendles Wood

📷 Guy Wareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Yealm in Dendles Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Stone RowHistoric site3.7 km→🐄Dartmoor ZooVisitor farm4.8 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.9 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→✦Butterdon Hill stone alignment and cairnHistoric site3.7 km→

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