Dunstone Woods - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
50.36492, -4.07388
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 155m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ 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
- 🛝Playground 155m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great BritainWalking route711 km▾
Named routeRef E9Length 711 kmInternational walking route
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Plymouth City TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PCTLocal walking route
142 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eurovelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part English ChannelCycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1Point-to-pointInternational cycle route
NCN 2 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 27 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Riverside cycle trail at SaltramCycling route3.2 km▾
Perfect for families, young children, and those new to cycling, the terrain is largely flat with one steep hill.
Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
19,462 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
19,462 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Blackcap · Robin · Goldfinch · Jay · Green Woodpecker +50
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Little TernSternula albifrons2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Eristalis tenax · Field Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +21
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Field Eryngo
- Field EryngoEryngium campestre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,462 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Blackcap · Robin · Goldfinch · Jay · Green Woodpecker +50
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Little TernSternula albifrons2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Eristalis tenax · Field Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +21
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Field Eryngo
- Field EryngoEryngium campestre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaEupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025Grass AntMyrmecina graminicola2025Grass AntMyrmecina graminicola2025Sea BristletailPetrobius maritimus2025Sea BristletailPetrobius maritimus2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2025Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2025Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Events & activities nearby
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