The Brake - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.41929, -4.11438
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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕The Grandstand Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕The Grandstand Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
The Co-operative WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Budshead Wood Red Walking RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Budshead Wood Yellow Walking RouteWalking route▾
102 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
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
National Cycle Network Route 2 Plymouth to St. AustellCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN2 AltCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
14,741 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,741 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Alydus calcaratus · Dark Bush-cricket · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Lily Beetle · Summer Chafer +6
- Alydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,741 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Robin · Wren +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Alydus calcaratus · Dark Bush-cricket · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Lily Beetle · Summer Chafer +6
- Alydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cordulegaster boltonii
Cordulegaster boltonii
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis