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Woolleigh Mill Wood

19 ha

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeInsectsBirds
Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

50.93556, -4.08034

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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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Flame Shoulder, Brimstone Moth, Heart & Dart +195 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Flame Shoulder, Brimstone Moth, Heart & Dart +195 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

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

9 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 route997 m
Named routeRef 3Length 997 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woolleigh Mill Bridge (over the Woolleigh Brook)

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woolleigh Mill Bridge (over the Woolleigh Brook)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱RosemoorUrban park4 km→🌱Fruit And Vegetable GardenUrban park4.1 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→

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