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Waterhead Brake

6 ha

📷 Crispin Purdye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

50.35617, -3.56122

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 97m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Greenway WalkWalking route
Named routeRef GWLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 41: Dartmouth to Brixham)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Upper Wood Lanepublic footpath · 145 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 145 mPath type: unclassified
Hoodown Lanepublic footpath · 133 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 133 mPath type: unclassified
Hoodown Lanepublic footpath · 389 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 389 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cemetery, below Waterhead Brake

📷 Crispin Purdye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cemetery, below Waterhead Brake

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🌱Royal Avenue GardensUrban park1.2 km→🌱Royal Avenue GardensUrban park1.3 km→🌱The HamUrban park4 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Wildflower GardenUrban park1.3 km→✦COLETON FISHACREHistoric site2.3 km→

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