Area Info for Dartmoor Forest (Devon)

Introduction to Dartmoor Forest

Dartmoor Forest is a prominent area located within Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. It is renowned for its expansive moorlands, rugged landscapes, and rich history. The forest area encompasses a variety of natural and cultural features, making it a popular destination for outdoor activities and tourism.

Geography and Landscape

Dartmoor Forest covers a significant portion of the moorland within Dartmoor National Park. The terrain is characterized by open heather-covered moors, granite tors, and rolling hills. The landscape is largely wild and unspoiled, offering panoramic views and a sense of remoteness. The area includes several notable tors such as Haytor, Hound Tor, and Saddle Tor.

Historical Significance

The area has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times, with numerous archaeological sites including stone circles, burial mounds, and ancient settlements. Dartmoor has also been associated with legends and folklore, including tales of smugglers, outlaws, and mythical creatures. The historic Dartmoor Prison, located near the forest, adds to the area's cultural significance.

Flora and Fauna

Dartmoor Forest supports a diverse range of plant and animal species. The moorland is home to heather, gorse, and various grasses. Wildlife includes red deer, ponies, foxes, and numerous bird species such as skylarks and peregrine falcons. The area is also known for its Dartmoor ponies, which are a native breed often seen roaming freely.

Activities and Recreation

Visitors to Dartmoor Forest can enjoy a variety of outdoor pursuits including hiking, mountain biking, horse riding, and wildlife watching. The area features numerous walking trails and scenic routes. It is also a popular spot for camping and picnicking, offering a chance to experience the natural beauty of the moor.

Conservation and Management

Dartmoor Forest is managed by the Dartmoor National Park Authority, which aims to preserve its natural environment, archaeological sites, and cultural heritage. Conservation efforts focus on maintaining the landscape, protecting wildlife, and promoting sustainable tourism.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Princetown Community Primary School3.57 miles
Princetown, Tavistock Road, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6QE
Widecombe-in-the-Moor Primary6.32 miles
Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 7TB
Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School6.76 miles
Mary Tavy, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9PR
Lydford Primary School7.36 miles
School Road, Lydford, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 4AU
Lady Modiford's Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Primary School7.59 miles
Walkhampton, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6JR
Chagford Church of England Primary School7.89 miles
Lower Street, Chagford, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 8BZ
Mount Kelly8.23 miles
Parkwood Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 0HZ
Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School8.48 miles
Walkhampton Road, Horrabridge, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 7SZ
Meavy Church of England Primary School8.52 miles
Meavy, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6PJ
St Peter's Church of England (VA) Junior School8.53 miles
School Close, Greenlands Estate, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9HW
St Rumon's Church of England (VC) Infants School8.65 miles
Dolvin Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9EA
Whitchurch Community Primary School8.82 miles
School Road, Whitchurch, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9SR
Tavistock Community Primary & Nursery School9.23 miles
Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8BX
Bridestowe Primary School9.25 miles
Bridestowe, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 4EL
Tavistock College9.38 miles
Crowndale Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8DD
Moretonhampstead Primary School9.48 miles
Betton Way, Moretonhampstead, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 8NA
Health
Clinic
Specsavers Hearcare - Devon - Tavistock8.86 miles
Specsavers Opticians, 3 West Street, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8AD
Tavistock Hospital9.22 miles
Spring Hill, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8LD
Specsavers Hearcare - Devon - Okehampton10.49 miles
17 Fore Street, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1AN
Woolwell Centre12.51 miles
Darklake Lane, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7TR
Woolwell Medical Centre12.54 miles
School Drive, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7TH
The Plymouth Dialysis Unit13.36 miles
Eaton Business Park, 184 Plymbridge Road, Estover, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7FL
Express Diagnostics (Derriford)13.81 miles
6 Research Way, Tamar Science Park, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BU
Sentinel Assessment & Treatment Services13.81 miles
Tamar Science Park, Davy Road, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BU
Ivybridge Health Centre13.82 miles
Erm Terrace, Station Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0AJ
Plymouth Hospital13.90 miles
Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Sentinel Assessment & Treatment Services - Derriford Hospital13.90 miles
Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Watermark Centre13.98 miles
Erme Court, Leonards Road, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 0SZ
Elm Surgery14.03 miles
123 Leypark Walk, Estover, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8UF
Glenbourne Unit14.06 miles
Morlaix Drive,, PL6 5AF
Thornberry Centre14.07 miles
1 Brest Way,, PL6 5XW
Sentinel Assessment And Treatment Services - Peninsula Treatment Centre14.24 miles
20 Brest Rd, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5XP
GP
Princetown Surgery3.56 miles
Princetown Community Centre, Princetown, Devon, PL20 6QE
Chagford Health Centre7.58 miles
Chagford, Chagford, Devon, TQ13 8BW
Tavyside Health Centre8.83 miles
Abbey Rise, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9FD
Yelverton Surgery8.85 miles
Yelverton Surgery, Westella Road, Yelverton, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6AS
Abbey Surgery9.09 miles
28 Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8BU
Moretonhampstead Health Centre9.69 miles
Embleford Crescent, Moretonhampstead, Devon, TQ13 8LW
The Surgery. Ashburton10.32 miles
The Surgery, Eastern Road, Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7AP
OKEHAMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE10.40 miles
East Street, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1AY
Okement Surgery10.61 miles
Okehampton Hospital, Cavell Way, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1PN
Buckfastleigh Medical Centre10.74 miles
Bossell Road, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0DE
Wotter Surgery11.02 miles
Rear Of Church, Devon, PL7 5HN
Gunnislake Health Centre12.28 miles
The Orchard, Gunnislake, Cornwall, PL18 9JZ
Riverside Surgery12.34 miles
Le Molay Littry Way, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9QP
Woolwell Medical Centre12.54 miles
Woolwell Medical Centre, School Drive, Woolwell, Plymouth, PL6 7TH
The Health Centre12.72 miles
Plymouth Road, South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9HT
Abbey Surgery12.87 miles
Station Road, Bere Alston, PL20 7EJ
Hospital
Tavistock Community Hospital9.22 miles
Spring Hill, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8LD
Moretonhampstead Hospital9.62 miles
Ford Street, Moretonhampstead, Devon, TQ13 8LN
Ashburton and Buckfastleigh Community Hospital10.32 miles
9-15 Eastern Road, Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7AP
Okehampton Hospital10.61 miles
Cavell Way, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1PN
Bovey Tracey Community Hospital12.23 miles
Furzleigh Lane, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9HJ
Nuffield Health, Plymouth Hospital13.80 miles
Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BG
Lee Mill Hospital13.84 miles
Beech Road,, PL21 9HL
Derriford Hospital13.90 miles
Derriford Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Royal Eye Infirmary13.90 miles
Derriford Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre14.24 miles
20 Brest Road, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5XP
Newton Abbot Community Hospital15.46 miles
West Golds Road, Jetty Marsh, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2TS
Totnes Community Hospital16.14 miles
Coronation Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5GH
Mount Gould Local Care Centre16.28 miles
200 Mount Gould Road, Mount Gould, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7PY
St Barnabas Hospital17.05 miles
Higher Port View, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4BU
Launceston General Hospital17.94 miles
Link Road, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 9JD
Crediton Hospital18.59 miles
Western Road, Crediton, Devon, EX17 3NH
Pharmacy
Chagford Pharmacy7.61 miles
5 The Square, Chagford, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 8AA
Boots8.75 miles
5 - 6 Duke Street, Tavistock, PL19 0BA
Morrisons Pharmacy8.80 miles
Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9AA
Day Lewis Plc8.87 miles
81 West Street, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8AQ
Tavyside Pharmacy8.91 miles
Abbey Rise, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9BB
The Co-Operative Pharmacy8.93 miles
8 Moorland Villas, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6DT
Moreton Pharmacy Ltd9.61 miles
Moreton Pharmacy, 14 New Street, Moretonhampstead, Devon, TQ13 8PE
Lloydspharmacy10.12 miles
8 North Street, Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7QD
Lloydspharmacy10.46 miles
31-32 Fore Street, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1HB
Boots10.46 miles
27-28 Fore Street, Okehampton, EX20 1HB
Boots10.86 miles
47-48 Fore Street, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0AA
Lloydspharmacy12.28 miles
Ground Floor Fountain Crt, Fore Street, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AD
Gunnislake Pharmacy12.28 miles
Gunnislake Health Centre, The Orchard, Gunnislake, PL18 9JZ
Lloydspharmacy12.34 miles
Riverside Surgery, Le Molay-Littry Way, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9QP
South Brent Pharmacy12.49 miles
6 Church Street, South Brent, Devon, TQ10 9AB
Tesco Stores Limited12.70 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, 2 Woolwell Crescent, Woolwell, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7RF
Leisure
Park
WISTMAN'S WOOD0.61 miles
DARTMOOR2.22 miles
BLACK-A-TOR COPSE7.24 miles
RIVER DART8.89 miles
TAVISTOCK VIADUCT WALK9.18 miles
CASTLE DROGO (Grade II* Listed)9.81 miles
OLD TOWN PARK9.89 miles
EAST DARTMOOR WOODS & HEATHS10.02 miles
SIMMONS PARK (Grade II Listed)10.18 miles
DENDLES WOOD10.45 miles
OCKMENT10.54 miles
WOOD HOUSE (Grade I Listed)11.00 miles
SYDENHAM HOUSE (Grade II Listed)12.06 miles
LOPWELL DAM12.21 miles
BOVEY HEATHFIELD12.76 miles
HAYNE MANOR (Grade II Listed)13.27 miles
Shop
Groceries
Londis Princetown Post Office & Store3.55 miles
Tavistock Road, Princetown, PL20 6QE
SPAR Chagford7.60 miles
Spar, 58 - 60 The Square, Devon, TQ13 8AB
Horrabridge Stores8.36 miles
Commercial Road, Horrabridge PL20 7QB
Co-op Tavistock8.63 miles
Tavistock, PL19 0BJ
Co-op Tavistock8.85 miles
Market Street, Tavistock, PL19 0DB
Co-op Yelverton8.92 miles
Yelverton, PL20 6DT
Tesco Tavistock (Superstore)9.11 miles
Plymouth Rd Retail Park, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9QN
Lidl Tavistock9.13 miles
142-152 Plymouth Road, Tavistock, PL19 9DS
Morrisons Tavistock9.15 miles
128-130 Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9DS
SPAR Tavistock9.20 miles
Spar, 14 Fore Street, Devon, PL19 8DZ
Co-op Mortonhampstead9.60 miles
Moretonhampstead, TQ13 8NE
SPAR Ashburton10.14 miles
Spar, 1 North Street, Devon, TQ13 7QJ
Co-op Ashburton10.14 miles
Ashburton, TQ13 7QD
SPAR Okehampton10.46 miles
Spar, Exeter Road, Devon, EX20 1QQ
Costcutter Okehampton10.52 miles
1 Stannary Court, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1QF
Co-op Okehampton10.55 miles
Okehampton, EX20 1HN
Transport
Airport
Plymouth City Airport13.55 miles
Exeter International Airport25.65 miles
Bus Stop
Powder Mills (NE)1.44 miles
Powder Mills (SW)1.44 miles
Post Office (NE)1.87 miles
Post Office (SW)1.88 miles
Hotel (SE)2.28 miles
Hotel (NW)2.28 miles
Bellever (NE)2.47 miles
Lower Cherrybrook Bridge (E)2.50 miles
Lower Cherrybrook Bridge (W)2.51 miles
Widecombe Turn (NE)2.56 miles
Widecombe Turn (SW)2.57 miles
Dunna Bridge (SE)3.02 miles
Dunna Bridge (NW)3.02 miles
Cross (E)3.42 miles
Cross (W)3.43 miles
Dartmoor Prison (SE)3.43 miles
Ferry Port
Totnes Ferry Landing16.46 miles
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage17.43 miles
Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing17.64 miles
Devonport Ferry Terminal17.92 miles
Plymouth Ferry Terminal17.95 miles
Plymouth Stonehouse Ferry Terminal18.08 miles
Torpoint Ferry Terminal18.19 miles
Cremyll Mount Edgcumbe Ferry Landing18.61 miles
Newton Ferrers Ferry Landing19.61 miles
Noss Mayo Ferry Landing19.73 miles
Warren Point Ferry Landing19.78 miles
Shaldon Teignmouth Ferry Landing20.13 miles
Teignmouth Ferry Landing20.30 miles
Torquay - North Quay20.87 miles
Torquay Harbour Boarding Pontoon20.95 miles
Dittisham Ferry Landing21.38 miles
Railway Station
Okehampton Rail Station9.95 miles
Sampford Courtenay Rail Station12.40 miles
Gunnislake Rail Station12.70 miles
Calstock Rail Station12.87 miles
Bere Alston Rail Station13.00 miles
Ivybridge Rail Station13.81 miles
Bere Ferrers Rail Station13.85 miles
Totnes Rail Station15.85 miles
Newton Abbot Rail Station16.18 miles
Yeoford Rail Station16.28 miles
St Budeaux Victoria Road Rail Station16.56 miles
St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station16.58 miles
Plymouth Rail Station16.88 miles
Saltash Rail Station16.89 miles
Keyham Rail Station17.03 miles
Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station17.38 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (PL20 6S*)
Number of Properties in Catchment328
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
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