Comments on: Wistman’s Wood

By: Cameron Wilkie-Allan

Cameron Wilkie-Allan — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:06:15 +0000

Hi, love the article

Was just wondering how you created or where you got the 3D aerial from included in this article

Thanks
Cameron

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[…] that go through this road, causing them to crash – and went on our way to the well-known Wistman’s Wood (8 […]

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By: Michael Tucker

Michael Tucker — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:02:17 +0000

Dear Tim –

Thank you very much for your latest mailing, for which I am always grateful to receive.

With regard to the notice you posted regarding Wistmans Wood, it is always distressing to hear of the damage caused by visitors to Dartmoor by those who profess to appreciate the Moor but then do their best to desecrate the area in which they camp or to which they visit.

I, for one, would be happy to subscribe for your notice, or something like it, to be displayed at various locations around Dartmoor – suitably amended as necessary.

Again, thank you for your invaluable newsletters.

Sincerely,

Michael Tucker
Liverton

By: John Wiles

John Wiles — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:45:32 +0000

We came upon this ancient woodland during our visit to Dartmoor. It was quiet eerie I have use my photographs to produce artwork including the near by river

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Latest walk to Wistman Woods - Auction Finds South West — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 17:52:40 +0000

[…] draws tight that the heinous denizens of the wood stalk the moor in search of their human victims. https://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/wistman.htm Time to […]

By: Tim Sandles

Tim Sandles — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 07:02:56 +0000

In reply to Simon Garbutt. Sorry, never seen that before in Wistman's Wood, the only one I know of was the single version.

By: Simon Garbutt

Simon Garbutt — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:40:09 +0000

A really well-researched and exhaustive piece. Thank you. But do you happen to know of a stone marked with a “Celtic” triskele (triple spiral) in the wood? It is reminiscent of the triple spiral pattern in the burial chamber at New Grange, Ireland. It is shown on the cover of a new book, “Britain’s Ancient Forest: Legacy & Lore”, by Julian Hight, and is used again in the book’s section on the wood, but with no further details given. I can find no other online photos of it (although there are some of another mossy boulder where concentric circles have been scraped clean) or any other references to it online. Although it is covered in moss, I wonder whether it my be a relatively modern carving?

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A Dartmoor Trek – Classroom Free — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 16:32:41 +0000

[…] we decided to seek out the much talked about and visited Wistman’s Wood. Again it is one of those places we have often thought of but never found, but I am so glad […]

By: ruth

ruth — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 17:22:00 +0000

In reply to Tim Sandles. So very kind Tim...Thank you