Creech Wood
Children will enjoy the flat paths that are suitable for kids bikes and trikes. Look out for the giant den made of branches.
The paths are mostly flat and well surfaced making them good for children's wheels
The Basics
Time: 35 minutes
Distance: 2.5 km
Terrain: Flat and well maintained woodland paths
Pushchair: Yes on any of the main paths
Dogs: Yes
Refreshments: None
Toilets: None
Public Transport: There is no public transport to this location that doesn’t involve a walk on a busy road
Parking: Good sized car park, charges apply (Postcode: PO7 6UB - W3W: vampire/bandstand/wonderful)
Children will find lots of dens to contribute to
Creech Wood near Denmead is an easy to explore mainly coniferous woodland with a network of firm paths. It has an interesting history having once been part of the Medieval Forest of Bere and more recently the site of a WWII encampment.
The Route
With your back to the road, take the path at the furthest side of the car park ahead of you. Turn immediately left onto the long, straight path.
Ignore any small paths to the side until you reach a crossroad with another main path. Turn right here.
Follow this path until it comes to a T junction, then turn left. The path will curve around to the left and then will go slightly up hill to another path crossroads. Go straight ahead here where there is a bench and a fenced clearing to your right.
Continue up the little hill and then turn left at the corner. Look out along this section for some good den building projects.
This path will take you back to the car park where there is a picnic bench.
There are plenty of other paths that you can take in this easy to explore open access woodland.
Did you know?
Creech woods has some fascinating associations with military history. In 1944 3,850 men and 300 vehicles camped out here awaiting the invasion that would be known as D-Day. Around the woods you will find the remains of various buildings that were used to facilitate this number of troops.
If you enjoyed this walk…
…try this one at West Walk, which is also one of the remaining sections of the once great Forest of Bere.
