Dendles Wood, Dartmoor National Park
Facts and practical information
Dendles Wood is an area of protected oak-beech woodland located on the southern edge of Dartmoor, in the English county of Devon. Forming part of the Dartmoor Special Area of Conservation, the wood is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and 30 hectares of it has been designated a national nature reserve. It is one of five woodlands within Dartmoor that have been protected as national nature reserves. Dendles Wood and the adjacent Hawns Wood are sometimes known collectively as Hawns and Dendles. The wood supports a variety of flora and fauna, representative of upland oakwoods. In particular, it has a rich variety of moss and lichen, and several breeding bird species. ()
Dartmoor National Park
Dendles Wood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Dartmoor Zoological Park, Cuckoo Rock, Plymouth Golf Centre, Butterdon Hill.