King's Tamerton Woods - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.40766, -4.16734
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 km13 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 35: Portwrinkle to Plymouth)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational 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
147 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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28,666 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
28,666 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull +51
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- RedshankTringa totanus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Bombycilla garrulus garrulusBombycilla garrulus garrulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwiftApus apus
- Common GullLarus canus
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Adder
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springsummer
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Eristalis tenax · Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis · Syrphus · Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Xylota sylvarum +18
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformisNabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.
- Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Deptford Pink
- Deptford PinkDianthus armeria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,666 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull +51
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- RedshankTringa totanus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Bombycilla garrulus garrulusBombycilla garrulus garrulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwiftApus apus
- Common GullLarus canus
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Adder
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis · Syrphus · Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Xylota sylvarum +18
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformisNabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.
- Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Deptford Pink
- Deptford PinkDianthus armeria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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