Barton Place Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife〰Water
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.74867, -3.54564
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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Counties WayWalking route90 km▾
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Named routeRef TCWLength 90 kmRegional walking route
Exeter Green CircleWalking route▾
Named routeRef EGCLocal walking route
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Dunsford to Exeter WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DEWRegional walking route
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter LCN E1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E1Local cycle route
Route E9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E9Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E2Local cycle route
Exeter LCN E12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E12Local cycle route
Exeter to Okehampton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route E4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef E4Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,460 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,460 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2026▾
Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +45
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects43 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Oedemera femoralis · Hairy Shieldbug +38
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Early-purple Orchid
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,460 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummer
2026▾
Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +45
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects43 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Oedemera femoralis · Hairy Shieldbug +38
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Early-purple Orchid
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Nalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusNalassus laevioctostriatusApion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulusClover-root WeevilSitona hispidulusSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleMelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostomaMelanostomaRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataScathophaga furcataTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris2024Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris2024Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2024Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2024Oxystoma pomonaeOxystoma pomonae2024Oxystoma pomonaeOxystoma pomonae2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina2024Neomyia cornicinaNeomyia cornicina202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2024Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024Events & activities nearby
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