Bridford Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 80 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 80 ha
Places › England › South West › Teignbridge Getting here
50.68071, -3.69466
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Dartmoor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DW Regional walking route
Show on map Dunsford to Exeter Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DEW Regional walking route
Show on map Dunsford to Moretonhampstead Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DMT Regional walking route
Show on map Moretonhampstead North Bovey Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MNB Local cycle route
Show on map River Teign Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RTW Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wray Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WVT Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 6.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealed firm
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lower Lowton Lane bridleway · 728 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 728 m Surface compacted Path type: track
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
21,600 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,600 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Dipper +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Violet Oil-beetle · Oil Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Chrysolina banksii +7
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Oil Beetle Meloe Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,600 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Dipper +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Violet Oil-beetle · Oil Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Chrysolina banksii +7
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Oil Beetle Meloe Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris2025
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 