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Waterleat Wood

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

50.54138, -3.76751

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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 115m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route42 m
Named routeRef 272Length 42 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route182 m
Named routeRef 272Length 182 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 272Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route189 m
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pennsland Lanebridleway · 280 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 280 mSurface groundPath type: track
Pennsland Lanebridleway · 6 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Pennsland Lanebridleway · 514 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 514 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pennsland Bridge

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pennsland Bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️RIVER DARTCountry park3 km→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱River Dart Country ParkUrban park3 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪St Pancras ChurchReligious grounds5 km→✦Coaxial fields, prehistoric settlements and cairns on Halshanger and Horridge Commons, forming part of the Rippon Tor coaxial field systemHistoric site2.1 km→

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