Blackdown Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 76 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 76 ha
Places › England › South West › Mid Devon Getting here
50.97233, -3.55384
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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 307m away — 4 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 307m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum, Wood-sorrel +7 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Little Egret, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackbird +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Egret, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Blackbird +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Dock Beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Garden Chafer +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Dock Beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Garden Chafer +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Exe Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EVW Regional walking route
Show on map 12 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 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 3.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 3.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 282 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 282 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 69 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 69 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Wheatland Lane bridleway · 301 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 301 m Path type: service
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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Wildlife to spot
8,132 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,132 records · National Biodiversity Network Little Egret · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackbird · Robin · House Sparrow +29
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Otter
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Otter Lutra lutra 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 70 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Dock Beetle · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Garden Chafer · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle +65
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2022 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2023 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022 Himalayan Balsam · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Wood-sorrel · Herb-Robert · Soft-rush +5
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2021 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021 Soft-rush Juncus effusus2021 Bugle Ajuga reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,132 records · National Biodiversity Network Little Egret · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackbird · Robin · House Sparrow +29
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Swift Apus apus2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Otter
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Otter Lutra lutra 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 70 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Dock Beetle · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Garden Chafer · Marmalade Hoverfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle +65
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2022 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2023 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2022 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2022 Himalayan Balsam · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Wood-sorrel · Herb-Robert · Soft-rush +5
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2021 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021 Soft-rush Juncus effusus2021 Bugle Ajuga reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Snipefly
Black Snipefly
Chrysopilus cristatus2022
Chrysopilus cristatus2022
Cheilosia Cheilosia2022
Cheilosia Cheilosia2022
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2022
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2022
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2022
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2022
Pachytodes cerambyciformis Pachytodes cerambyciformis2022
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2022
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2022
Oulema obscura Oulema obscura2022
Oulema obscura Oulema obscura2022
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2022
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2022
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2022
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2022
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2022
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2022
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2022
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2022
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2022
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2022
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2022
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2022
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2022
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2022
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2022
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2022
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2022
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2022
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2022
Common Red-legged Robberfly Dioctria rufipes2022
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2022
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2022
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona2022
Sericomyia lappona Sericomyia lappona2022
Colobopterus erraticus Colobopterus erraticus2022
Colobopterus erraticus Colobopterus erraticus2022
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2022
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2022
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2022
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2022
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2022
Neoascia Neoascia2022
Neoascia Neoascia2022
Banded Clubhorn Abia fasciata2022
Banded Clubhorn Abia fasciata2022
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2022
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2022
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2022
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2022
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2022
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2022
Cantharis pallida Cantharis pallida2022
Cantharis pallida Cantharis pallida2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Green Tortoise Beetle Cassida viridis2022
Green Tortoise Beetle Cassida viridis2022
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis2022
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis2022
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2022
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2022
Dasysyrphus venustus Dasysyrphus venustus2022
Dasysyrphus venustus Dasysyrphus venustus2022
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2022
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2022
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex2022
Cassida vibex Cassida vibex2022
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2022
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2022
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2022
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2022
Prasocuris marginella Prasocuris marginella2022
Prasocuris marginella Prasocuris marginella2022
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens2022
Western Bee-fly Bombylius canescens2022
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2022
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2022
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2022
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis2022
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2022
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2022
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2022
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2022
Platycheirus Platycheirus2022
Platycheirus Platycheirus2022
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2021
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2021
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2021
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata2021
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2021
Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus2021
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2021
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2021
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2021
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2021
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus2021
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus2021
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2021
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2021
Green Drake Ephemera danica2021
Green Drake Ephemera danica2021
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2021
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2021
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2021
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2021
Larinus carlinae Larinus carlinae2021
Larinus carlinae Larinus carlinae2021
Paraleptophlebia submarginata Paraleptophlebia submarginata2021
Paraleptophlebia submarginata Paraleptophlebia submarginata2021
Mycomya annulata Mycomya annulata2021
Mycomya annulata Mycomya annulata2021
Exechia fusca Exechia fusca2021
Exechia fusca Exechia fusca2021
Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans2021
Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans2021
Mycomya cinerascens Mycomya cinerascens2021
Mycomya cinerascens Mycomya cinerascens2021 2021
2021
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2021
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2021
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2021
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2021
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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