Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Plymouth, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Plymouth. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Plymouth. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Plymouth, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Dendles Wood is a forest reachable from Plymouth as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Dendles Wood, about 15 km (9 mi) from Plymouth
Image credit: Image: Richard Knights / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Wistman's Wood is a woodland reachable from Plymouth as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Wistman's Wood, about 27 km (17 mi) from Plymouth
Image credit: Image: alex jane from london, uk / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down is a forest reachable from Plymouth as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down, about 39 km (24 mi) from Plymouth
Image credit: Image: Derek Harper / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cardinham Woods is a forest reachable from Plymouth as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Cardinham Woods, about 40 km (25 mi) from Plymouth
Image credit: Image: Joe Pritchard / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occombe Valley Woods is a woodland reachable from Plymouth as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Occombe Valley Woods, about 41 km (25 mi) from Plymouth
Image credit: Image: Derek Harper / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0