Wistman’s Wood

Wistman's Wood is one of Britain's most famous ancient temperate rainforests and one of only a few remote remaining high-altitude oakwoods on in Devon, England.
Wikipedia
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  • Deciduous forest
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,520 feet (460 metres)
  • Description: oakwood on Dartmoor, Devon, England
  • Also known as
    “Wistman’s Wood (Nature Reserve)”
    “Wistman’s Wood National Nature Reserve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dartmoor National Park and Beardown Tors.
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covers a large area of in the of .
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Peak
is the 14th highest summit of with a height of 513 metres.
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Archaeological site
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Two Bridges and Lower Cherrybrook Bridge.
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Hamlet
is an isolated location on the river West…
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Locality
is a locality.
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Village
is a hamlet in the heart of in the English county of .

Wistman’s Wood

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Latitude
50.57793° or 50° 34′ 41″ north
Longitude
-3.96157° or 3° 57′ 42″ west
Open location code
9C2RH2HQ+59
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29590018
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
Geo­Names ID
10244124
Wiki­data ID
Q3569474

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Wistman’s Wood” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Wistman’s Wood National Nature Reserve”
  • French: “Wistman’s Wood”
  • Galician: “Bosque de Wistman”
  • Igbo: “Wistman’s Wood”
  • Italian: “Wistman’s Wood”
  • Russian: “Уистманский лес”
  • Swedish: “Wistman’s Wood National Nature Reserve”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Crockern Tor and Powder Mills.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Littaford Tor and Little Bee Tor.

Devon: Highlights

Learn more about Plymouth and Exeter.
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