Beara Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 42 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 42 ha
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50.99706, -4.17532
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Wigeon, Pintail, Black-tailed Godwit +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Bastard Balm, Great Mullein +101 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Beech, Greater Chickweed +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 7: Instow to Westward Ho! ) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Great Torrington Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GTC
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Tarka Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 294 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 294 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 164 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 164 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
5,004 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,004 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Blue Tit · Pintail +47
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pintail Anas acuta2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Weasel
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Black-tailed Skimmer +10
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,004 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Black-tailed Godwit · Blue Tit · Pintail +47
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pintail Anas acuta2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Weasel
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Black-tailed Skimmer +10
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum 