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Yarner Wood

✦ Ancient woodland148 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome148 ha

Getting here

50.59536, -3.72640

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Beautiful Demoiselle, Hornet +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
Yarner Wood Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeRef YWLocal walking route
Moretonhampstead North Bovey CircularWalking route
Named routeRef MNBLocal cycle route
Liverton CircularWalking route
Named routeRef LC
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wray Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route189 m
Named routeRef 272Length 189 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 272Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Templer Waybridleway · 528 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 528 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path, Yarner Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path, Yarner Wood

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🌱Mill Marsh Park,Urban park3.4 km→🌱Mill Marsh ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Parke Walled GardenUrban park2.6 km→✦Cromwell's Arch and adjacent archHistoric site3.6 km→✦Cromwell's ArchHistoric site3.6 km→💧Trenchford ReservoirReservoir4.7 km→

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