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Trunelshute Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.07170, -3.98319

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Collared Dove +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Collared Dove +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Phlyctis argena, Normandina pulchella, Ramalina farinacea +15 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Phlyctis argena, Normandina pulchella, Ramalina farinacea +15 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Wood-sorrel +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Bramble, Wood Avens +117 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Field Grasshopper, Eristalis pertinax, Dock Bug +91 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Eristalis pertinax, Dock Bug +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Barnstaple Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BHTLocal walking route
Macmillan Way WestWalking route
Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route10.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 10.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route684 m
Named routeRef 3Length 684 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Birch Lanebridleway · 684 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 684 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Birch Road

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Birch Road

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🌱Rock ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park1.6 km→⛪Landkey Methodist ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds5 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St Gregory's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→

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