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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
51.01261, -3.58002
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Stock Dove +55 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Stock Dove +55 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amethyst Deceiver, Candlesnuff Fungus, Violet Bramble Rust +105 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Common Nettle, Meadowsweet +143 more · last seen 2014; Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Orange-tip +8 more · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32.9 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route272 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 272 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
2,505 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,505 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stock Dove · Blue Tit · Spotted Flycatcher · Swallow · Tawny Owl +10
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Otter · Hedgehog · Bank Vole · Wood Mouse · Hazel Dormouse
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2021
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2021▾
Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Garden Chafer · Greater Bulb-Fly +2
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2020
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
Bulbous Honey Fungus · Ganoderma adspersum · Common Grey Disco · Wood Pinkgill · Beechwood Sickener +78
- Bulbous Honey FungusArmillaria gallica
- Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
- Common Grey DiscoMollisia cinerea
- Wood PinkgillEntoloma rhodopolium
- Beechwood SickenerRussula nobilis
- Madarch y MaesAgaricus campestris
- Cucumber Cap
Marsh-marigold · Primrose · Water Mint · Lesser Celandine · Greater Broomrape +52
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Greater BroomrapeOrobanche rapum-genistae2018
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Bluebell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,505 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stock Dove · Blue Tit · Spotted Flycatcher · Swallow · Tawny Owl +10
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2018
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Otter · Hedgehog · Bank Vole · Wood Mouse · Hazel Dormouse
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2021
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2021
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2021▾
Helophilus pendulus · Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Garden Chafer · Greater Bulb-Fly +2
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
- Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2020
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
Bulbous Honey Fungus · Ganoderma adspersum · Common Grey Disco · Wood Pinkgill · Beechwood Sickener +78
- Bulbous Honey FungusArmillaria gallica
- Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
- Common Grey DiscoMollisia cinerea
- Wood PinkgillEntoloma rhodopolium
- Beechwood SickenerRussula nobilis
- Madarch y MaesAgaricus campestris
- Cucumber Cap
Marsh-marigold · Primrose · Water Mint · Lesser Celandine · Greater Broomrape +52
- Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Greater BroomrapeOrobanche rapum-genistae2018
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Bluebell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2018Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2018Macrocystidia cucumis
Macrocystidia cucumis
Ciboria batschianaCiboria batschianaCiboria batschianaCiboria batschianaStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaSmoky BracketBjerkandera adustaAmethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystinaAmethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystinaTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorCommon Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformisCommon Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformisPurple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoidesPurple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoidesGreen ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascensGreen ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascensOyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatusOyster MushroomPleurotus ostreatusButter CapRhodocollybia butyraceaButter CapRhodocollybia butyraceaBlack BulgarBulgaria inquinansBlack BulgarBulgaria inquinansBleeding Oak CrustStereum gausapatumBleeding Oak CrustStereum gausapatumBolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermusBolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermusScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaScurfy TwigletTubaria furfuraceaBrittle CinderKretzschmaria deustaBrittle CinderKretzschmaria deustaVeiled PoisonpieHebeloma mesophaeumVeiled PoisonpieHebeloma mesophaeumPorcelain FungusMucidula mucidaPorcelain FungusMucidula mucidaGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusGlistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceusRooting ShankHymenopellis radicataRooting ShankHymenopellis radicataSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusChicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureusSmall StagshornCalocera corneaSmall StagshornCalocera corneaRosy BrittlegillRussula roseaRosy BrittlegillRussula roseaCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCharcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxanthaCharcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxanthaSplitgillSchizophyllum communeSplitgillSchizophyllum communeWhitelaced ShankMegacollybia platyphyllaWhitelaced ShankMegacollybia platyphyllaCollared ParachuteMarasmius rotulaCollared ParachuteMarasmius rotulaCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonClustered BonnetMycena inclinataClustered BonnetMycena inclinataErysiphe aquilegiaeErysiphe aquilegiaeErysiphe aquilegiaeErysiphe aquilegiaeBrithdegyll WyffurfPanaeolus semiovatusBrithdegyll WyffurfPanaeolus semiovatusSplit PorecrustSchizopora paradoxaSplit PorecrustSchizopora paradoxaCommon EarthballScleroderma citrinumCommon EarthballScleroderma citrinumViolet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceumViolet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceumParrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinusParrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinusOchre BrittlegillRussula ochroleucaOchre BrittlegillRussula ochroleucaBay BoleteImleria badiaBay BoleteImleria badiaNitrous BonnetMycena leptocephalaNitrous BonnetMycena leptocephalaSpindle ToughshankGymnopus fusipesSpindle ToughshankGymnopus fusipesClouded FunnelClitocybe nebularisClouded FunnelClitocybe nebularisAmanita citrina var. albaAmanita citrina var. albaAmanita citrina var. albaAmanita citrina var. albaTorth FelenHypholoma fasciculareTorth FelenHypholoma fasciculareThe FlirtRussula vescaThe FlirtRussula vescaYellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermusYellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermusTawny FunnelParalepista flaccidaTawny FunnelParalepista flaccidaCommon PuffballLycoperdon perlatumCommon PuffballLycoperdon perlatumVariable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilisVariable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilisOakbug MilkcapLactarius quietusOakbug MilkcapLactarius quietusCap Cŵyr GludiogHygrocybe glutinipesCap Cŵyr GludiogHygrocybe glutinipesCrested CoralClavulina coralloidesCrested CoralClavulina coralloidesHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumHairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutumDasyscyphella niveaDasyscyphella niveaDasyscyphella niveaDasyscyphella niveaBleeding BonnetMycena sanguinolentaBleeding BonnetMycena sanguinolentaBloodred WebcapCortinarius sanguineusBloodred WebcapCortinarius sanguineusRibbed BellGalerina clavataRibbed BellGalerina clavataButter WaxcapHygrocybe ceraceaButter WaxcapHygrocybe ceraceaOak MildewErysiphe alphitoidesOak MildewErysiphe alphitoidesHolly ParachuteMarasmius hudsoniiHolly ParachuteMarasmius hudsoniiBeech MilkcapLactarius blenniusBeech MilkcapLactarius blenniusBeech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiformeBeech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiformeBrown RollrimPaxillus involutusBrown RollrimPaxillus involutusBitter OysterlingPanellus stipticusBitter OysterlingPanellus stipticusBrown CupRutstroemia firmaBrown CupRutstroemia firmaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaBlushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosaBurgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopusBurgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopusDeceiverLaccaria laccataDeceiverLaccaria laccataGrey CoralClavulina cinereaGrey CoralClavulina cinereaSnapping BonnetMycena vitilisSnapping BonnetMycena vitilisCercospora mercurialisCercospora mercurialisCercospora mercurialisCercospora mercurialisBluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinusBluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinusSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusSnowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineusBlusherAmanita rubescens var. rubescensBlusherAmanita rubescens var. rubescensWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaWitch's ButterExidia glandulosaAscobolus stercorariusAscobolus stercorariusAscobolus stercorariusAscobolus stercorariusFalse DeathcapAmanita citrina var. citrinaFalse DeathcapAmanita citrina var. citrinaHyacinthoides non-scripta
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Carnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisDark-bracted DandelionTaraxacum subbracteatumDark-bracted DandelionTaraxacum subbracteatumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaDog-roseRosa canina2018Dog-roseRosa canina2018Grand-toothed HawkweedHieracium grandidensGrand-toothed HawkweedHieracium grandidensGalingaleCyperus longusGalingaleCyperus longusHawkweedHieraciumHawkweedHieraciumField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaPedicularis sylvatica subsp. sylvaticaRound-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllusRound-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllusBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaEarly-purple OrchidOrchis masculaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumPale-stalked DandelionTaraxacum laeticolorPale-stalked DandelionTaraxacum laeticolorNordstedt's DandelionTaraxacum nordstedtiiNordstedt's DandelionTaraxacum nordstedtiiPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaMarsh ValerianValeriana dioicaMarsh ValerianValeriana dioicaSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusDaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissusHarsh Downy-roseRosa tomentosa2018Harsh Downy-roseRosa tomentosa2018Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2018Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2018Rosa canina x tomentosa = R. x scabriusculaRosa canina x tomentosa = R. x scabriuscula2018Rosa canina x tomentosa = R. x scabriusculaRosa canina x tomentosa = R. x scabriuscula2018