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Hembury Woods

Photo of Hembury Woods, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Buckland-in-the-Moor in Dartmoor, Devon, south west England.

Hembury Woods

© Derek Harper / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Derek Harper / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hembury Woods

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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Hembury Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Devon, covering 1.2 km². The county has 191 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. The surrounding countryside is part of Dartmoor National Park.

Holne Woodlands and South Dartmoor are among the SSSIs within 3.9 km. Totnes Station is about 9.9 km away to the south-east.

More places to visit near Hembury Woods

Photo of Dartmoor, a National Park in Devon, south west England.Iconic

Dartmoor

You’re inside itNational Park near Postbridge

Granite tors, wild ponies and England's largest expanse of open moorland in the south.

Photo of Live and Let Live, a pub near Landscove, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Live and Let Live

Pub near Landscove

Village pub near Ashburton earning a place in the South West's dining guide.

5.7 km SE

Photo of Dartmeet, a landmark near Buckland-in-the-Moor in Dartmoor, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Dartmeet

Landmark near Buckland-in-the-Moor

A popular beauty spot where the East and West Dart rivers meet beside a ruined clapper bridge on open moor.

7.2 km NW

Photo of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, a village in Dartmoor, Devon, south west England.Iconic

Widecombe-in-the-Moor

Village

Green-hearted Dartmoor village under bare tors, its granite church tower earning it the name Cathedral of the Moor.

8.3 km N · Devon

Photo of Haytor, a rock formation near Bovey Tracey in Dartmoor, Devon, south west England.Iconic

Haytor

Rock formation near Bovey Tracey

Dartmoor's most famous granite tor, an easy climb to sweeping views over the moor and the South Devon coast.

9.7 km NE

Photo of South Devon, a National Landscape in Devon, south west England.Highlight

South Devon

National Landscape near Kingsbridge

Red cliffs, tucked-away coves and drowned river valleys, with the coast path linking one beach to the next

10 km S