Yappers Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.43285, -4.14240
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 km7 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
Amica WalkWalking route4.7 km▾
Named routeLength 4.7 km
50 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
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route651 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 651 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
27,239 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
27,239 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow +43
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Hornet · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Woolly Alder Sawfly · Culiseta annulata +9
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025
- Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,239 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow +43
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Hornet · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Woolly Alder Sawfly · Culiseta annulata +9
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025
- Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2025Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Events & activities nearby
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