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Wood Barton

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Dogs welcome0 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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +100 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +100 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Red Dead-nettle, Hard Shield-fern +107 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Spanish Bluebell, Red Dead-nettle, Hard Shield-fern +107 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Elder +15 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km

A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.

Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Broadhembury Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRef BCW1Local walking route
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route
Uffculme Village TrailWalking route
Named routeRef UFT
Willand Village TrailWalking route
Named routeRef WVTLocal walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link to Tiverton ParkwayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route890 m
Named routeRef 3Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1 km
Named routeLength 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route672 m
Named routeRef 3Length 672 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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