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

© Derek Harper / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holne Woodlands

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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Holne Woodlands is one of 191 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Devon. It is among the largest in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of Dartmoor National Park.

South Dartmoor and Leusdon Common are among the SSSIs within 0.3 km. Totnes Station is about 11.6 km away to the south-east.

More places to visit near Holne Woodlands

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 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.

2.6 km N · Devon

Photo of Hound Tor, a rock formation near Widecombe-in-the-Moor in Dartmoor, Devon, south west England.Iconic

Hound Tor

Rock formation near Widecombe-in-the-Moor

A rugged crown of granite stacks beside the ruins of a deserted medieval village on eastern Dartmoor.

5.6 km NE

Photo of Hound Tor Medieval Village, a landmark near Widecombe-in-the-Moor in Dartmoor, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Hound Tor Medieval Village

Landmark near Widecombe-in-the-Moor

Stone footings of a 13th-century Dartmoor hamlet of longhouses and barns below Hound Tor, probably deserted in the 14th century.

5.7 km NE

Photo of Postbridge Clapper Bridge, a landmark in Dartmoor, Devon, south west England.Highlight

Postbridge Clapper Bridge

Landmark near Postbridge

A medieval slab bridge of huge granite blocks spanning the East Dart in the heart of the moor.

6.1 km NW

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.

6.4 km NE