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Lydford Forest - Woodland plantation

11 ha

📷 Neville Goodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

50.65142, -4.14911

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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

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dartmoor WayWalking route
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
The LichwayWalking route19 km

Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church

Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Two Castles Trailpublic footpath · 1.6 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Granite WayCycling route
Named route
Route 27Cycling route
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Benchmark on a gatepost

📷 Neville Goodman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Benchmark on a gatepost

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley WoodHistoric site2.2 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪St Bridget's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Lydford CastleHistoric site2.9 km→✦Ringwork, castle, town banks, site of Saxon town and defencesHistoric site3 km→✦Gallows HillHistoric site3.1 km→

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