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Yarnicombe Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 jeff collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.36510, -3.84285

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Bluebell, Cornflower +2 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route
Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route232 m
Named routeRef 2Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route363 m
Named routeLength 363 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brownston Wood

📷 jeff collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brownston Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Filham ParkUrban park4.8 km→⛪St PeterReligious grounds2.7 km→✦Conduit HeadHistoric site2.8 km→⛪St George's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→✦Two ring cairns 330m south east of Coldharbour CrossHistoric site2.7 km→🐄South Devon Chilli Farm ShopVisitor farm4.1 km→

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