Dendles Wood

Dendles Wood is a secluded ancient woodland located on the southern fringes of Dartmoor National Park in Devon. Managed by Natural England, this site is a haven for biodiversity, supporting a variety of habitats, including dense oak woodland, patches of hazel, and wet valley floors with alder trees. Its undisturbed nature and damp, shaded environment provide ideal conditions for a rich array of mosses, liverworts, and lichens, some of which are nationally significant (including the many leaved pocket-moss). It is accessible by permit only.

The woodland is home to a variety of wildlife, including woodland birds such as pied flycatchers, redstarts, and wood warblers, as well as mammals like dormice and badgers. Streams flowing through the wood further enrich its diversity, creating habitats for amphibians and aquatic invertebrates.