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Wishdown Plantation

5 ha
WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

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
  • Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Autumn Hawkbit, Pedunculate Oak +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +117 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +117 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, White Clover, Jacobaea +195 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, White Clover, Jacobaea +195 more · last seen 2022

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Abbot's WayWalking route
Named routeRef AWRegional walking route
Buckfastleigh to Totnes TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BTTRegional walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Forder LaneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 2Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route496 m
Named routeRef 2Length 496 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View across fields from Webland Lane

View across fields from Webland Lane

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