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Woodwell Bottom Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland34 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

50.91559, -4.09952

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Torth Felen, White Fibrecap, Candlesnuff Fungus +170 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Torth Felen, White Fibrecap, Candlesnuff Fungus +170 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hazel, Gorse, Spindle +182 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Wood-sorrel, Pedunculate Oak +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Banded Demoiselle +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Great Torrington CircularWalking route
Named routeRef GTC
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Tarka TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route164 m
Named routeRef 3Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The River Torridge flows past Gowman's Cleave Wood

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The River Torridge flows past Gowman's Cleave Wood

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🌱RosemoorUrban park3.8 km→🌱Fruit And Vegetable GardenUrban park3.9 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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