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Whiteleigh Plantation

141 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome141 ha

Getting here

50.79831, -4.23995

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

2 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trails totalling 10.9 km

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Southern Hawker, Splayed Deerfly +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Southern Hawker, Splayed Deerfly +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Link to NCN3Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
N/ACycling route488 m
Named routeLength 488 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 3Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Whiteleigh Plantation

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Halwill Nature ReserveUrban park2.5 km→🌱Cookworthy MoorUrban park800 m→✦Bowl barrow in Cookworthy Plantation, 290m east of the Baptist chapelHistoric site2.2 km→✦Four bowl barrows on Langaford MoorHistoric site2.5 km→⛪Chilla Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St Peter and St James's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→

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