Yappers Wood - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
50.43120, -4.14847
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 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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▾
Horsham Lanepublic footpath · 337 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 337 mSurface compactedPath type: track
35 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 route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 27Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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21,595 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
21,595 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +52
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwiftApus apus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects20 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hornet · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Cockchafer · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 7-spot Ladybird +15
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,595 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Chaffinch · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +52
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GreenshankTringa nebularia
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwiftApus apus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects20 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hornet · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Cockchafer · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 7-spot Ladybird +15
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2025Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2025Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Green 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 bicornis2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024