Bremridge Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 38 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 38 ha
Places › England › South West › North Devon Getting here
51.04404, -3.87268
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Danish Scurvygrass, Common Scurvygrass, Male-fern +224 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Hogweed, Hazel +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Garden Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Garden Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map South Molton Community Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SMCT Local walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way West Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MWW Regional walking route
Show on map 3 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 10.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 10.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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
3,068 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,068 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Blackbird · Mallard +30
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pigeon Columba2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2019 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Otter Lutra lutra2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Small Garden Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +14
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Devon Whitebeam · Wood Spurge
Devon Whitebeam Sorbus devoniensis2020 Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,068 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Blackbird · Mallard +30
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pigeon Columba2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2019 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2020 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Otter Lutra lutra2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Small Garden Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +14
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Devon Whitebeam · Wood Spurge
Devon Whitebeam Sorbus devoniensis2020 Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger
Badger
Meles meles2020
Meles meles2020
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2019
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2019
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2022
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2022
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Tenthredinidae Tenthredinidae2023
Tenthredinidae Tenthredinidae2023
Leptura aurulenta Leptura aurulenta2022
Leptura aurulenta Leptura aurulenta2022
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2022
Red Mason Bee Osmia bicornis2022
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2021
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2021
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2021
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2021
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2019
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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