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Torrdown Plantation

13 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

50.35161, -3.83067

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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
  • 🌿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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Dock Bug +165 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Dock Bug +165 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Estuary WalkWalking route
Named routeRef AEWLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route600 m
Named routeLength 600 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route631 m
Named routeRef 28Length 631 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field by Torrdown Plantation

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field by Torrdown Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St PeterReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Conduit HeadHistoric site4.5 km→✦Two ring cairns 330m south east of Coldharbour CrossHistoric site1.6 km→🐄South Devon Chilli Farm ShopVisitor farm2.6 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→

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