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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha
Getting here
50.78508, -3.16392
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 249m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 249m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Meadow Brown +154 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Meadow Brown +154 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EDWListed length 61kmRegional walking route
Orange WayWalking route560 km▾
Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route
Exeter to Honiton WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EXHONRegional walking route
Cullompton Honiton WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef CHWRegional walking route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,642 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,642 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Bullfinch · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +47
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects29 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Emperor Dragonfly · Syrphus · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Box Bug +24
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,642 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Bullfinch · Chiffchaff · Blue Tit +47
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects29 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Emperor Dragonfly · Syrphus · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Box Bug +24
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataRhagium mordaxRhagium mordaxRhagium mordaxRhagium mordaxAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2024Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2024Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2024Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2023Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2023Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2023