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The Birches

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

51.07408, -3.62061

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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
Parking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Montbretia, Japanese Knotweed +7 more · last seen 2022

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Thelotrema lepadinum, Lungwort Lichen, Lepra multipuncta +9 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Thelotrema lepadinum, Lungwort Lichen, Lepra multipuncta +9 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Sericomyia silentis, Painted Lady +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Sericomyia silentis, Painted Lady +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route272 m
Named routeRef 3Length 272 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route641 m
Named routeRef 3Length 641 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stony Lanebridleway · 961 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 961 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A field by Ashway Hat Wood

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A field by Ashway Hat Wood

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✦Caratacus Stone: an inscribed stone 140m east of Spire CrossHistoric site3 km→✦Four round barrows on The Allotment, 520m south east of Spire CrossHistoric site3.1 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Tarr StepsHistoric site400 m→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦tumulusHistoric site2.9 km→

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