Quarry Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland1 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.42125, -4.12812
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
- 🌿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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
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▾
69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National 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
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,469 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,469 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Wren · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +32
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Platycheirus albimanus · Hornet · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Alydus calcaratus +15
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- HornetVespa crabro
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Alydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,469 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Wren · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit +32
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Rabbit · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Platycheirus albimanus · Hornet · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Alydus calcaratus +15
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- HornetVespa crabro
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
- Alydus calcaratusAlydus calcaratus
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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