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Whiddon Deer Park SSSI (SX7289)
© Adrian Colston, National Trust
Owned and managed by the National Trust this site was originally built in the mid-16th century by Sir John Whiddon as an enclosure for fallow deer. The site can be seen surrounded by a stone wall from Castle Drogo on the opposite side of the river valley. Oak, Beech and Ash trees are set within open pasture which is an important wildlife sanctuary with a rich variety of lichens and insects. In order to protect this site and its rare wildlife there is no public right of way through the park but a footpath passes along the lower north end near the River Teign.
Page updated 27 August 2009
