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Willingstone Plantations

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

50.68997, -3.75644

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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
  • 🅿️Hillfort Car Park 10m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Long-winged Cone-head, Roesel's Bush-cricket +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Long-winged Cone-head, Roesel's Bush-cricket +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route
Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealed firm
Main RouteCycling route17.1 km
Named routeRef 28Length 17.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-road

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through bracken in Houndsmoor Wood

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through bracken in Houndsmoor Wood

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✦CASTLE DROGOHistoric site3.4 km→🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park3.3 km→✦Cranbrook CastleHistoric site2.2 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪Cross ChapelReligious grounds3.3 km→

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