Alluvial tin streamwork in Lydford Woods
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
50.63391, -4.12873
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Nuthatch +63 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Nuthatch +63 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — American Skunk-cabbage, Japanese Knotweed, Lords-and-Ladies +9 more · last seen 2022
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dartmoor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DWRegional walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
The LichwayWalking route19 km▾
Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church
Named routeRef LYWLength 19 kmLocal walking route
Two Castles TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Granite WayCycling route▾
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Photos
Bird hide above Lydford Gorge
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Wildlife to spot
5,260 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,260 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Nuthatch +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Twin-spot Centurion · Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Hawker +6
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,260 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Nuthatch +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Twin-spot Centurion · Red-legged Shieldbug · Southern Hawker +6
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas