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Brimblecombe Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

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51.04797, -3.67441

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Hazel, Common Sorrel +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Gorse, Lady-fern, Soft-rush +214 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Pegoplata infirma, Downlooker Snipefly, Gatekeeper +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pegoplata infirma, Downlooker Snipefly, Gatekeeper +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Two Moors WayWalking route

Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route

Exe Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route32.9 km

Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths

Great Ringaton Lanebridleway · 756 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 756 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

2,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

summer

2025

Kestrel · Cuckoo · Stonechat · Yellowhammer · Blackbird +20

KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
MagpiePica pica2020
RavenCorvus corax2020
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
JackdawColoeus monedula2020
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
SiskinSpinus spinus2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects16 species

summerautumn

2025

Pegoplata infirma · Downlooker Snipefly · Bradycellus sharpi · Bembidion lampros · Bembidion mannerheimii +11

Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2022
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2021
Bradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpi
Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros
Bembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimii
Bradycellus ruficollisBradycellus ruficollis
Chaetocnema confusaChaetocnema confusa
Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2023
Allodia lugensAllodia lugens2022
Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2022
Dicranota exclusaDicranota exclusa2022
Tipula paganaTipula pagana2022
Pegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestiva2021
Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2021
Black-horned ClegHaematopota crassicornis2021

🌿

Plants98 species

autumn

2018

Lemon-scented Fern · Bulbous Rush · Western Gorse · Annual Meadow-grass · Holly +93

Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Western GorseUlex gallii
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HollyIlex aquifolium
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
GorseUlex europaeus
Ivy-leaved BellflowerWahlenbergia hederacea
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Marsh St John's-wortHypericum elodes
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
English Sticky EyebrightEuphrasia officinalis subsp. anglica
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
BlinksMontia fontana
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis
BeechFagus sylvatica
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Bristle BentAgrostis curtisii
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Many-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulis
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Greater PlantainPlantago major
DandelionTaraxacum
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Mat-grassNardus stricta
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,155 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

summer

2025

Kestrel · Cuckoo · Stonechat · Yellowhammer · Blackbird +20

KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
MagpiePica pica2020
RavenCorvus corax2020
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
JackdawColoeus monedula2020
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
SiskinSpinus spinus2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects16 species

summerautumn

2025

Pegoplata infirma · Downlooker Snipefly · Bradycellus sharpi · Bembidion lampros · Bembidion mannerheimii +11

Pegoplata infirmaPegoplata infirma2022
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2021
Bradycellus sharpiBradycellus sharpi
Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros
Bembidion mannerheimiiBembidion mannerheimii
Bradycellus ruficollisBradycellus ruficollis
Chaetocnema confusaChaetocnema confusa
Agonum muelleriAgonum muelleri
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2023
Allodia lugensAllodia lugens2022
Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2022
Dicranota exclusaDicranota exclusa2022
Tipula paganaTipula pagana2022
Pegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestiva2021
Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2021
Black-horned ClegHaematopota crassicornis2021

🌿

Plants98 species

autumn

2018

Lemon-scented Fern · Bulbous Rush · Western Gorse · Annual Meadow-grass · Holly +93

Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Western GorseUlex gallii
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
HollyIlex aquifolium
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
GorseUlex europaeus
Ivy-leaved BellflowerWahlenbergia hederacea
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Marsh St John's-wortHypericum elodes
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
English Sticky EyebrightEuphrasia officinalis subsp. anglica
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
BlinksMontia fontana
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis
BeechFagus sylvatica
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Bristle BentAgrostis curtisii
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Many-stalked Spike-rushEleocharis multicaulis
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Velvet BentAgrostis canina
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Greater PlantainPlantago major
DandelionTaraxacum
Trichophorum germanicumTrichophorum germanicum
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Mat-grassNardus stricta
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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