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Fingle WoodFingle Wood was bought in 2013 by a consortium of the National Trust and the Woodland Trust. Previously it was a private woodland that was latterly used to breed enormous numbers of pheasants. The 500+ acres wood is nestled between Castle Drogo and Steps Bridge Woods - both of them National Trust properties. By making this purchase the whole of the wooded Teign Gorge is now open to the public. The plan is to steadily revert the coniferous wood that was planted in the 1920's back to the state of an ancient woodland which is what it would have been originally. Fingle Wood will evolve over the next 50 years.Park at Fingle Bridge (SX 743900). Walk over the bridge and turn left. It's about 2 miles to Clifford Bridge along a straightforward riverside track. The return journey is largely along the same track. There are many tracks leading off from the main riverside tracks. These can all be explored but are not illustrated in this walk description.As described this is an undemanding walk in that there are no ascents, no rough ground and only one or two damp places. Can be done at any time and one bonus is that with the tree shelter it can also be walked in light rain. This walk was done on 31st Dec 2014.
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