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Beardown Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

50.73642, -4.36838

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blackbird
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2022; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +54 more · last seen 2022

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Atlantic Ivy, Himalayan Balsam, Intermediate Polypody +10 more · last seen 2019

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Brachypalpoides lentus, White-legged Damselfly, Gatekeeper +14 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Brachypalpoides lentus, White-legged Damselfly, Gatekeeper +14 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tamar valley

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tamar valley

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Nearby places

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✦Northcott Wood campHistoric site3.9 km→⛪St Denis's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪Holy Cross ChurchReligious grounds900 m→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→⛪Hornacott ChapelReligious grounds2.6 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→

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