This Devon walk, good for dogs and kids if they can cope with 2 stiles and a couple of hills, starts at Speke Cross in Wembworthy, just a couple of miles from Wheatland Farm. It takes you across farmland, into a wood with a small stream, through forestry land and back over a stone bridge, past the fallen trunk of an enormous tree, to the start point.Bluebells in Timbridge Wood
This is a great walk when the bluebells are out in late May, but lovely at other times of the year too.The Big Tree Walk, Eggesford
This is why we call it the big tree walk! This douglas fir was planted around 1840 and is to be found in the Heywood Forestry Commission woodland about 4 miles from Wheatland Farm. This is an easy going walk which you can do with a push chair. But it's better if you can cope with a scramble because then you can get down to the River Taw and climb to the top of a Norman Motte and Bailey castle. Bondleigh the Taw and Devon lanes
This walk starts in Bondleigh, crosses fields to a bridge over the Taw, follows the river, then returns to the village along Devon lanes crowded only with wildflowers. Barnstaple to Fremington on the Tarka Trail
Walk or cycle from Barnstaple to Fremington Quay on the Tarka Trail, and enjoy an ice cream at the cafe and museum. You get fabulous views out over the mouth of the Taw River, see beautiful butterflies and flowers in summer, enjoy easy walking and a lovely cafe at the end.
Instow to Fremington on the Tarka Trail
This is an easy going walk (or cycle) with options to explore part of the South West Coast Path and detour around a nature reserve. You'll end up at Fremington Quay cafe, which was voted 17th in the Independent Newspaper’s 50 Best Cafes in the UK 2006 - the only one in North Devon.Peppercombe - a Devon beach you have to walk to
Here's a beach trip for a day when the walk is part of the fun...Puffing Billy to Yarde Orchard Cafe
The Tarka Trail between Puffing Billy pub and Yarde Cafe is a lovely woodland walk or cycle crossing the Torridge and passing several benches for the trail as part of Sustran's Art in the Travelling Landscape initiative.
Hollocombe to Leach Bridge circular walk
Muttley dog says:One of my favourite Devon walks, this one, especially in spring when all the woodland flowers are blooming but it's still sunny beneath the bare trees. But it's good any time of year because of the river.
Walking from Hollocombe to Higher Minicleave Wood
A circular walk through nearby Hollocombe to Higher Minicleave Wood and back. Lovely countryside and woods, some ups and downs, several gates, but only 1 stile. About 1 hr 15 mins at adult pace...Hollocombe Moor
Hollocombe Moor is one of our closest open access spaces, offering a taste of expansive moorland without going to Dartmoor or Exmoor.Belstone Cleave and the Tors Pub
Belstone Cleave in early autumn - beautiful even if it's raining. Here's what Muttley thought in October 2009...Walking near Meldon Reservoir, North Dartmoor
You can get a good taste of Dartmoor around Meldon Reservoir, yet choose how adventurous you want to be. Walk around the reservoir, head for the High Willhayes (the highest point in southern England), walk down to the viaduct or explore the geology of the valley. Horn's Cross to Westward Ho! South West Coast Path
This is a good one way walk through a wooded combe and along a fabulous stretch of the South West Coast Path. Take the bus out and walk back....Halsdon Nature Reserve
Halsdon Nature Reserve is one of the nearest of the Devon Wildlife Trust's reserves to Wheatland Farm. Otters are sometimes to be seen from the hide overlooking the River Torridge, and orchids and bluebells bejewel the woods in spring.
