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Charlwood Brake - Woodland plantation

15 ha

📷 Sarah Charlesworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

50.59593, -3.54866

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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 334m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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

9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Templer WayWalking route
Named routeRef TWRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth)Walking route
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Teignmouth & Dawlish WayWalking route
Named routeRef TDWLocal walking route
Exminster to KentonWalking route
Named routeRef EXK
Orange WayWalking route560 km
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
(P3)public footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mPath type: track
(P3)public footpath · 209 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 209 mPath type: track
Towerhill Lanepublic footpath · 28 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mIncline steepPath type: track
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 28Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Spicers Trail (Blue - moderate)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Spicers - blue moderate
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
(P28)bridleway · 517 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 517 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Unforested forestry land at Idford Common

📷 Sarah Charlesworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Unforested forestry land at Idford Common

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