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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › South West › East Devon Getting here
50.85396, -3.00858
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🦉 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 — Swallow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Austrolimnophila ochracea, Limonia nubeculosa, Dicranophragma nemorale +189 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Austrolimnophila ochracea, Limonia nubeculosa, Dicranophragma nemorale +189 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monmouth Rebellion Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MRW Regional walking route
Show on map Channel to Channel Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional walking route
Show on map Castle Wood Lane public footpath · 583 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 583 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Castle Wood Lane public footpath · 10 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 10 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 15 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 15 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 19 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 19 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 213 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 213 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 502 m ▾
Named route Ref 33 Length 502 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
6,873 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,873 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Otter
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Otter Lutra lutra2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Meadow Grasshopper · Cercopis vulnerata +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,873 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Snipe Gallinago gallinago Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · House Mouse · Otter
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis House Mouse Mus musculus Otter Lutra lutra2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Meadow Grasshopper · Cercopis vulnerata +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023
Argyra argentina Argyra argentina2023
Argyra argentina Argyra argentina2023
Xanthochlorus galbanus Xanthochlorus galbanus2023
Xanthochlorus galbanus Xanthochlorus galbanus2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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