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Location Of Walk: Two Bridges Map Ref SX 609 751 |
How To Get There: Public Transport: Western National No. 82 from Plymouth. By Car from Plymouth: take the B3212 from Yelverton. Keep straight on that road and you will find Two Bridges approx. 1 mile from Princetown. |
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Parking: Car Park in old quarry adjacent to the Two Bridges Hotel |
Type Of Walk: Not too hilly but path is rough and can be muddy. |
Distance / Time: Approx. 3 Miles |
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Facilities: Two Bridges Hotel Full bar and restaurant facilities. |
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The Walk: |
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Wistman's Wood is a remarkable survivor of a past prehistoric forest that once covered much of Dartmoor. |
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A public footpath leads up the valley of the West Dart from the car park. It follows a track north as far as Crockern Farm and from there on is marked by orange spots on boulders. Before long you will see the wood up ahead, a strange patch of trees in an otherwise barren landscape. To return retrace your steps to the car park. Wistman's Wood: The Oaks in Wistman's Wood are so gnarled and twisted, so crusted with lichens and hung with ferns, that it is hard to judge their age, but their value for wildlife and as landscape features is undisputed and the wood has been designated a National Nature Reserve. Wildlife: There are many adders amongst those boulders, so watch where you stand. Other wildlife includes the beautiful redstart, a bird that comes here to breed. |
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Author Not Stated |
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Date 05/04/00 |
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