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Widdicombe Wood

7 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

50.26354, -3.66743

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Coot +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Coot +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Glow-worm, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Dock Bug +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 39: Salcombe to Torcross)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 28Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 28Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 28Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route137 m
Named routeRef 28Length 137 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Riddlefoot Lanebyway open to all traffic · 545 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 545 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Widdicombe Woods

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦The London InnHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels' ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦Slapton chantry collegeHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Slapton CastleHistoric site2.7 km→

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