Alder Grove - Woodland plantation
13 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
50.73373, -2.97764
Open directionsv
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: East Devon Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 46: Seaton to Seatown)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Liberty TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef LIBRegional walking route
Seaview Roadpublic footpath · 371 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 371 mPath type: residential
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Christchurch to Axminster
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to DawlishCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route148 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route315 m▾
Named routeLength 315 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route610 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 610 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Woodhouse Fieldsbridleway · 584 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 584 mPath type: unclassified
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Uplyme: fields of Holcombe
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