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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  • Type: Deciduous forest
  • Description: oakwood on Dartmoor, Devon, England
  • Also known as: “Wistman’s Wood (Nature Reserve)” and “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 . It provides opportunities for geocaching, whitewater kayaking and canoeing in the winter months, rock climbing on the granite tors and outcrops, cycling, and angling for wild brown trout, sea trout and salmon.

Peak
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is the 14th highest summit of with a height of 513 metres.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Two Bridges and Lower Cherrybrook Bridge.

Hamlet
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is an isolated location on the river West Dart in the heart of National Park in , England. It is situated around 2.5 km northeast of at the intersection of the two roads that cross Dartmoor: one is the old turnpike road which was built across Dartmoor in the late 18th century; the other is the B3357.

Locality
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is a locality.

Village
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is a hamlet in the heart of in the English county of . It lies on the B3212, roughly midway between and .

Wistman’s Wood

Latitude
50.57793° or 50° 34′ 41″ north
Longitude
-3.96157° or 3° 57′ 42″ west
Elevation
1,516 feet (462 metres)
Open location code
9C2RH2HQ+59
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29590018
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
Geo­Names ID
10244124
Wiki­data ID
Q3569474
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Satellite Map

Discover Wistman’s Wood from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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.

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