Bramblecombe Wood - Broadleaved woodland
18 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
50.29726, -3.69214
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South West Coast Path (Section 39: Salcombe to Torcross)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route137 m▾
Named routeRef 28Length 137 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 5.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 28Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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View across the valley to Battleford Wood
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3,993 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,993 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull · Pochard · Cirl Bunting · Black Redstart +16
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- PochardAythya ferina
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- PintailAnas acuta2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Dolphin · Grey Seal · Harbour Seal · Common Porpoise
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly +4
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,993 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull · Pochard · Cirl Bunting · Black Redstart +16
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- PochardAythya ferina
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- PintailAnas acuta2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Dolphin · Grey Seal · Harbour Seal · Common Porpoise
- Common DolphinDelphinus delphis
- Grey SealHalichoerus grypus
- Harbour SealPhoca vitulina
- Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Black-tailed Skimmer · Broad-bodied Chaser · Large Red Damselfly +4
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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