Bolitho's Plantation 18 ha
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Places › England › South West › Teignbridge Getting here
50.65147, -3.57338
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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 🥾 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 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 £ 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
🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
2 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Siskin, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Siskin, Chaffinch, Coal Tit +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
2 marked walking trails; Named hiking route nearby: Orange Way
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Mint Leaf Beetle, Meadow Grasshopper, Eristalis tenax +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Counties Way Walking route 90 km ▾
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Named route Ref TCW Length 90 km Regional walking route
Show on map Exe Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EVW Regional walking route
Show on map Teignmouth & Dawlish Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDW Local walking route
Show on map Exminster to Kenton Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EXK
Show on map Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E1 Local cycle route
Show on map Exeter LCN E2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref E2 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 34 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 34 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 132 m ▾
Named route Ref 34 Length 132 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 94 m ▾
Named route Ref 34 Length 94 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 34 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ridge Ride Trail (Red - Difficult) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Ridge Ride Red
Show on map Discovery Trail (Green - Easy) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Discovery - green easy
Show on map Ridge Ride Extreme (Black - Severe) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Ridge Ride Black Local cycle route
Show on map Spicers Trail (Blue - moderate) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Spicers - blue moderate
Show on map Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate) Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Kiddens Trail (Blue - moderate)
Show on map Photos Road Junction near Haldon Forest Park
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Wildlife to spot
11,173 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,173 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Siskin · Coal Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Mint Leaf Beetle · Knotgrass Leaf Beetle · Long-winged Cone-head +23
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Mint Leaf Beetle Chrysolina herbacea Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum Field Grasshopper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,173 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Siskin · Coal Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Meadow Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Mint Leaf Beetle · Knotgrass Leaf Beetle · Long-winged Cone-head +23
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Mint Leaf Beetle Chrysolina herbacea Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum Field Grasshopper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis
Ectophasia crassipennis Ectophasia crassipennis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura
Stenurella melanura Stenurella melanura
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
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