Woodah Farm Rural Skills Centre

Woodah Farm office

Woodah Farm Rural Skills Centre

A former farmhouse in majestic grounds, now providing meeting areas and rural skills training venue.

Location

Woodah Farm Rural Skills Centre
Nr Exeter
Devon
EX6 7PR
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Know before you go

Size
57 hectares
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Entry fee

No
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Grazing animals

Yes
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Walking trails

A working farm; contact the Trust for a programme of activities and for visiting information

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Access

A working farm; contact the Trust for a programme of activities and for visiting information

Dogs

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Facilities

Toilets

When to visit

Opening times

By appointment

Best time to visit

April to October

About the reserve

Woodah Farm is not open to the public. It's former farmhouse has been converted to provide office space, a meeting room and workshops for the promotion of rural skills. It is set in 57 hectares of semi-improved grassland and has spectacular views from the plateau at the top. 

 

Ash dieback

The disease ash dieback is now widespread in the UK and is present at many of our nature reserves, so we carry out tree felling across our sites in winter months. For your own safety please observe temporary path diversions and closures.

Where possible we will leave affected ash trees in place to decay naturally as an important habitat for wildlife. We plan to only fell diseased ash trees which pose a threat to people or infrastructure. Before trees are felled, we will check whether any rare or protected wildlife is present. If it is, we will postpone or avoid felling these trees. No felling will take place during the bird nesting season.

DWT’s Saving Devon’s Treescapes project are working with communities, landowners and businesses to help make Devon's precious treescapes more resilient in the face of ash dieback. Find out how you can get involved here.

 

NOTICE: If you are visiting our reserves, please note that there have been instances of H5N1 Avian bird flu found in birds in Devon. There is very low risk to public health, but we do ask that if you come across any unusual or unexplained bird deaths on or near our reserves, please do not touch them and avoid allowing your dog to come into contact with dead birds. Please report them to Defra here or call 03459 335577 and also report your findings to DWT by email at contactus@devonwildlifetrust.org.

Contact us

Devon Wildlife Trust
Contact number: 01392 279244
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Chris Root

Woodah Farm named as one of 12 new high-impact projects to help tackle UK’s climate crisis

Devon Wildlife Trust's Woodah Farm has been named as one of 12 new high-impact projects to help tackle the climate crisis. Thanks to support from players of People's Postcode Lottery, this project will see a return of wildlife in greater numbers and diversity, while the farm will also demonstrate how practical ‘nature-based’ solutions can be developed at a local level.

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