Broadleaved woodland near Westwood
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.78681, -3.68388
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Tedbury Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef TEDLocal walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Crediton History TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef CHT
Redvers RambleWalking route▾
Named routeRef RR
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
6,954 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,954 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +44
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springwinter
2026▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2024▾
Common Toad · Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- FrogRana
🐝Insects42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Halesus radiatus · Batman Hoverfly · Sericomyia silentis · Harlequin Ladybird · Wasp Beetle +37
- Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024
- Scathophaga stercoraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,954 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow +44
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springwinter
2026▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Hazel Dormouse
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2024▾
Common Toad · Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- FrogRana
🐝Insects42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Halesus radiatus · Batman Hoverfly · Sericomyia silentis · Harlequin Ladybird · Wasp Beetle +37
- Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024
- Scathophaga stercoraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusEmpis luteaEmpis luteaEmpis luteaEmpis luteaDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratusXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequumRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataCommon Yellow-face BeeHylaeus communisCommon Yellow-face BeeHylaeus communisDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaBanded ClubhornAbia fasciataBanded ClubhornAbia fasciataRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024SyrphusSyrphus2024SyrphusSyrphus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024SarcophagaSarcophaga2024SarcophagaSarcophaga2024Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2024Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2024Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2024Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024