Cann Woods - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.42603, -4.14981
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
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
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 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▾
31 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
NCN2 AltCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling 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
15,490 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,490 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Wren +52
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Hornet · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Dark Bush-cricket · Woolly Alder Sawfly +2
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,490 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Wren +52
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Hornet · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Dark Bush-cricket · Woolly Alder Sawfly +2
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata2025
Culiseta annulata2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025