Little Cockington Wood - Woodland
8 ha
🦋Insects🦉Wildlife🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
50.47205, -3.57868
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Lowland meadows priority habitat
Free
Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route
Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route▾
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km▾
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,313 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,313 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Regulus ignicapilla ignicapillaRegulus ignicapilla ignicapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RavenCorvus corax
Rabbit · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Grammoptera ruficornis · Xylota segnis · Cheilosia illustrata · Volucella pellucens · Epistrophe grossulariae +4
- Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Syrphus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,313 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Regulus ignicapilla ignicapillaRegulus ignicapilla ignicapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RavenCorvus corax
Rabbit · Red Fox
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Grammoptera ruficornis · Xylota segnis · Cheilosia illustrata · Volucella pellucens · Epistrophe grossulariae +4
- Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Syrphus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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