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Thornes Wood

9 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

50.88530, -3.44201

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Great Tit
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hylemya vagans, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Allodia ornaticollis +232 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hylemya vagans, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Allodia ornaticollis +232 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Himalayan Balsam, Field Scabious +28 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Himalayan Balsam, Field Scabious +28 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Water Mint, Garlic Mustard, Pedunculate Oak

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route
Willand Village TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WVTLocal walking route
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Cycling

39 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 route890 m
Named routeRef 3Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route415 m
Named routeRef 3Length 415 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mid Devon : Thornes Wood

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mid Devon : Thornes Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The 'Rec'Urban park3 km→✦Roman SettlementHistoric site4.7 km→🌱The OvalUrban park3.1 km→🌱Amory ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Head Wier Road Play AreaUrban park4.2 km→🌱Westexe Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→

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