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Bridford Woodland Park

📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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50.66651, -3.68028

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 82m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chiffchaff
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 82m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Oil Beetle, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Oil Beetle, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route

Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route

Dunsford to Moretonhampstead TrailWalking route

Named routeRef DMTRegional walking route

River Teign WalkWalking route

Named routeRef RTWRegional walking route

Church Lanepublic footpath · 36 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Church Lanepublic footpath · 98 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 98 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wray Valley TrailCycling route

Named routeRef WVTLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route6.1 km

Named routeRef 28Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealed firm

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

20,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winter

2025

Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Meadow Pipit +57

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
JayGarrulus glandarius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser
WryneckJynx torquilla
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Turdus iliacus iliacusTurdus iliacus iliacus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2025

Oil Beetle · Southern Hawker · Lesser Stag Beetle · Crown Lime Mining Sawfly · Dark Bush-cricket +2

Oil BeetleMeloe
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Crown Lime Mining SawflyParna apicalis
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Scarce 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella magnifica
Tipula vittata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,693 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winter

2025

Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren · Meadow Pipit +57

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
JayGarrulus glandarius
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoosanderMergus merganser
WryneckJynx torquilla
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Turdus iliacus iliacusTurdus iliacus iliacus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2025

Oil Beetle · Southern Hawker · Lesser Stag Beetle · Crown Lime Mining Sawfly · Dark Bush-cricket +2

Oil BeetleMeloe
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Crown Lime Mining SawflyParna apicalis
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Scarce 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella magnifica
Tipula vittata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Maigheach-gheal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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