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72 ha

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome72 ha

Getting here

50.75026, -3.82264

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Physcia aipolia, Script Lichen, Oak Moss +96 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Physcia aipolia, Script Lichen, Oak Moss +96 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Barren Strawberry, Hawthorn +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +152 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Large White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +152 more · last seen 2022

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Germander Speedwell, Wood Avens +222 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Germander Speedwell, Wood Avens +222 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hittisleigh: towards Easton Cross

📷 Martin Bodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hittisleigh: towards Easton Cross

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→⛪Whiddon Down Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Wayside cross 225m north east of Scarhill CrossHistoric site4.7 km→

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