Northdown Wood - Broadleaved woodland
20 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
50.80106, -4.02910
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
- 🐕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
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
Hatherleigh Community TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef HTCLocal walking route
Hatherleigh CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef HC
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route513 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 513 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 27Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route564 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 564 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
2,858 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,858 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds4 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Tawny Owl · Coal Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Swift
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus2019
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Red Deer
Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Peacock · Small White +12
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- PeacockAglais io
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Small Copper
🌿Plants107 species
summerautumn
2020▾
Annual Meadow-grass · Red Campion · Gorse · Smooth Sow-thistle · Petty Spurge +102
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- BrambleRubus
- Dog's Mercury
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,858 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds4 species
springsummerautumn
2022▾
Tawny Owl · Coal Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Swift
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus2019
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Red Deer
Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Red Admiral · Peacock · Small White +12
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- PeacockAglais io
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- Small Copper
🌿Plants107 species
summerautumn
2020▾
Annual Meadow-grass · Red Campion · Gorse · Smooth Sow-thistle · Petty Spurge +102
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- BrambleRubus
- Dog's Mercury
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lycaena phlaeas2018
Lycaena phlaeas2018
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Mercurialis perennis2018
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sanguineus2018White CloverTrifolium repens2018White CloverTrifolium repens2018ElderSambucus nigra2018ElderSambucus nigra2018Bitter-CressCardamineBitter-CressCardamineHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaMouse-EarCerastiumMouse-EarCerastiumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2018Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2018SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2018Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2018Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2018Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2018Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2018Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2018Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2018Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2018Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2018Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2018Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2018Pot MarigoldCalendula officinalis2018Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2018Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2018Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2018Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2018Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2018Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2018SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2018Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2018LilacSyringa vulgaris2018LilacSyringa vulgaris2018Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2018Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2018Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2018Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2018FennelFoeniculum vulgare2018FennelFoeniculum vulgare2018Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2018Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2018HollyIlex aquifolium2018HollyIlex aquifolium2018Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018Red FescueFestuca rubra2018Red FescueFestuca rubra2018DaisyBellis perennis2018DaisyBellis perennis2018YarrowAchillea millefolium2018YarrowAchillea millefolium2018Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris2018Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris2018Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2018Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2018Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralisCentaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis2018Centaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralisCentaurea debeauxii subsp. nemoralis2018Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2018Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2018Toad RushJuncus bufonius2018Toad RushJuncus bufonius2018Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2018Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2018Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2018Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2018Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2018Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2018PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2018Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2018Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2018Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2018English ElmUlmus procera2018English ElmUlmus procera2018Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018Norway MapleAcer platanoides2018Norway MapleAcer platanoides2018Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2018Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2018Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2018Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2018Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2018GroundselSenecio vulgaris2018GroundselSenecio vulgaris2018Field-roseRosa arvensis2018Field-roseRosa arvensis2018Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2018Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2018Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2018Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2018Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2018Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2018BeechFagus sylvatica2018BeechFagus sylvatica2018Dog-roseRosa canina2018Dog-roseRosa canina2018NipplewortLapsana communis2018NipplewortLapsana communis2018KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018Bush VetchVicia sepium2018Bush VetchVicia sepium2018Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2018Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2018Hedera helixHedera helix2018Hedera helixHedera helix2018Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2018SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2018RedshankPersicaria maculosa2018RedshankPersicaria maculosa2018Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2018Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2018Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2018Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2018Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2018Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2018Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2018Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2018Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2018Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2018Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2018Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2018Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2018Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2018HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2018Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2018Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2018Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2018Greater PlantainPlantago major2018Greater PlantainPlantago major2018Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2018Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2018Common CouchElymus repens2018Common CouchElymus repens2018Wood AvensGeum urbanum2018Wood AvensGeum urbanum2018Events & activities nearby
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