Holland Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
50.38411, -4.03171
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 2
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
The Co-operative WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Saltram pillars walk, SaltramWalking route1.6 km▾
This circular walk follows the Run England 1-mile route. The walk, which includes some slopes, can be muddy when wet.
Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Pegandtom Pathpublic footpath · 281 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 281 mPath type: footway
81 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Route 272Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 272National 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
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
NCN2 AltCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
17,998 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,998 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Mediterranean Gull · Firecrest · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +43
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Regulus ignicapilla ignicapillaRegulus ignicapilla ignicapilla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Praying Mantis · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Lesser Stag Beetle +4
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Praying MantisMantis religiosa
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Hornet Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,998 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Mediterranean Gull · Firecrest · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +43
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Dartford WarblerCurruca undata
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Regulus ignicapilla ignicapillaRegulus ignicapilla ignicapilla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Eristalis tenax · Praying Mantis · 7-spot Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Lesser Stag Beetle +4
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Praying MantisMantis religiosa
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Hornet Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella zonaria
Volucella zonaria
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera