Brockhole Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
50.40038, -4.05238
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
113 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
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
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Wildlife to spot
16,418 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,418 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Swift · Chiffchaff · Goldcrest · Siskin +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
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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
- Water Lily Aphid
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,418 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Swift · Chiffchaff · Goldcrest · Siskin +44
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
🐸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
- Water Lily Aphid
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae
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