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Winsford Plantation

19 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

50.78885, -4.20431

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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
  • 🌿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
Horse riding

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Meadowsweet, Hazel +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Pedunculate Oak, Broad Buckler-fern +126 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Devil's-bit Scabious, Pedunculate Oak, Broad Buckler-fern +126 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Wood White, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +21 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Wood White, Green-veined White, Gatekeeper +21 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route552 m
Named routeRef 27Length 552 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route488 m
Named routeLength 488 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Winsford Lanebridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmSurface unpavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Torridge : Winsford Lane

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Torridge : Winsford Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Halwill Nature ReserveUrban park900 m→🌱Cookworthy MoorUrban park3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Bowl barrow in Cookworthy Plantation, 290m east of the Baptist chapelHistoric site3.8 km→✦Four bowl barrows on Langaford MoorHistoric site3.9 km→⛪Black Torrington Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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