[2] There are multiple entrances to the woods, including one at the end of a lane near Churston Court and one above Fishcombe Cove in Brixham.

The South West Coast Path[3] and the John Musgrave Heritage Trail pass through the woodland.

Limestone from the quarries was burnt with coal in the kilns to produce quicklime, which was used in the production of whitewash and mortar for buildings and was used by farmers as a means of improving soil for agriculture.

The Commission ordered that all larch along with sweet chestnut trees that showed signs of infection be felled by the 31st of March that year.

[4] In May 2018, Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust reported that the replanting of the heart of the woodland had been completed.