West Dunster Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.85923, -3.56154
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 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
Exe Valley WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route
Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route
Tiverton Tree TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
Tiverton & Cullompton CircularWalking route▾
Named routeRef TCCRegional walking route
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Tree on the ridge west of Cadeleigh
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Wildlife to spot
3,931 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,931 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Starling · Spotted Flycatcher · Chaffinch +6
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Bat
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- BatChiroptera
Peacock · Small White · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown +20
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Meadow Buttercup · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Rosa canina +57
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2017
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2017
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2017
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Soft Shield-fern
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,931 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Starling · Spotted Flycatcher · Chaffinch +6
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Bat
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- BatChiroptera
Peacock · Small White · Gatekeeper · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown +20
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Meadow Buttercup · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss · Rosa canina +57
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2017
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2017
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2017
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Soft Shield-fern
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2020Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2020Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusRosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2020Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2020BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Polystichum setiferum
Polystichum setiferum
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2018SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2018Eastern SowbreadCyclamen coum2018Eastern SowbreadCyclamen coum2018Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2017Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata2017Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2017Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2017Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2017Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla2017Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2017Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2017Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2017Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2017Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2017Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2017Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2017Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2017Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2017Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2017Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2017Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2017Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2017Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2017Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2017Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2017Events & activities nearby
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