Seaman's Down Plantations - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.89398, -3.57849
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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 km3 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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Vulscombe Lanerestricted byway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.1 kmPath type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
2,015 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,015 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds7 species
springsummer
2023▾
Pheasant · Swift · Dipper · Song Thrush · Swallow +2
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- SwiftApus apus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Sorex · Roe Deer +4
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
- SorexSorex
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad
Melanostoma scalare · Meadow Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Eristalis nemorum · Eristalis tenax +79
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2019
American Skunk-cabbage · Bugle · Himalayan Balsam · Ribwort Plantain · Greater Stitchwort +35
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- BugleAjuga reptans2020
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,015 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds7 species
springsummer
2023▾
Pheasant · Swift · Dipper · Song Thrush · Swallow +2
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- SwiftApus apus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2020
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
Hedgehog · Wood Mouse · Red Fox · Sorex · Roe Deer +4
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020
- SorexSorex
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad
Melanostoma scalare · Meadow Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Eristalis nemorum · Eristalis tenax +79
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2019
American Skunk-cabbage · Bugle · Himalayan Balsam · Ribwort Plantain · Greater Stitchwort +35
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- BugleAjuga reptans2020
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Muntjac
Muntjac
Muntiacus reevesi2020
Muntiacus reevesi2020
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2020Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2020BatChiroptera2020BatChiroptera2020Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraDark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoapteraScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2024Fleabane Tortoise BeetleCassida murraea2024Fleabane Tortoise BeetleCassida murraea2024Allodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollis2023Allodia ornaticollisAllodia ornaticollis2023Mycetophila curvisetaMycetophila curviseta2023Mycetophila curvisetaMycetophila curviseta2023Mycomya annulataMycomya annulata2023Mycomya annulataMycomya annulata2023Rymosia fasciataRymosia fasciata2023Rymosia fasciataRymosia fasciata2023Mycetophila ocellusMycetophila ocellus2023Mycetophila ocellusMycetophila ocellus2023Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2021Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2021Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2021Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2021Bolitophila saundersiiBolitophila saundersii2020Bolitophila saundersiiBolitophila saundersii2020CheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaCheilosia paganaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaTortoise BugEurygaster testudinariaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusHypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostrisPrasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginellaPrasocuris marginellaLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2024Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Polietes domitorPolietes domitor2024Polietes domitorPolietes domitor2024Empis lividaEmpis livida2024Empis lividaEmpis livida2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2024Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2024Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis2024Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2023Phronia signataPhronia signata2023Phronia signataPhronia signata2023Mycetophila edwardsiMycetophila edwardsi2023Mycetophila edwardsiMycetophila edwardsi2023Mycomya marginataMycomya marginata2023Mycomya marginataMycomya marginata2023Mycomya tenuisMycomya tenuis2020Mycomya tenuisMycomya tenuis2020Mycetophila formosaMycetophila formosa2020Mycetophila formosaMycetophila formosa2020Mycetophila vittipesMycetophila vittipes2020Mycetophila vittipesMycetophila vittipes2020Pseudobrachypeza helveticaPseudobrachypeza helvetica2020Pseudobrachypeza helveticaPseudobrachypeza helvetica2020Mycomya winnertziMycomya winnertzi2020Mycomya winnertziMycomya winnertzi2020Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis2020Dull Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops tibialis2020Apolephthisa subincanaApolephthisa subincana2020Apolephthisa subincanaApolephthisa subincana2020Renocera pallidaRenocera pallida2020Renocera pallidaRenocera pallida2020Mycetophila stylatiformisMycetophila stylatiformis2020Mycetophila stylatiformisMycetophila stylatiformis2020Macrocera angulataMacrocera angulata2020Macrocera angulataMacrocera angulata2020Allodiopsis rusticaAllodiopsis rustica2020Allodiopsis rusticaAllodiopsis rustica2020Hydrophoria ruralisHydrophoria ruralis2020Hydrophoria ruralisHydrophoria ruralis2020Anatella flavomaculataAnatella flavomaculata2020Anatella flavomaculataAnatella flavomaculata2020Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2020Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2020Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2020Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2019Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2019Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis2019Stigmatomeria crassicornisStigmatomeria crassicornis2019Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2019Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2019Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2019Brevicornu sericomaBrevicornu sericoma2019Delia platuraDelia platura2019Delia platuraDelia platura2019Mycetophila strigatoidesMycetophila strigatoides2019Mycetophila strigatoidesMycetophila strigatoides2019Hylemya variataHylemya variata2019Hylemya variataHylemya variata2019Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2019Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2019Boletina griphaBoletina gripha2019Boletina griphaBoletina gripha2019Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta2019Dicranomyia modestaDicranomyia modesta2019Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata2019Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata2019Mycetophila perpallidaMycetophila perpallida2019Mycetophila perpallidaMycetophila perpallida2019Erioptera fusculentaErioptera fusculenta2019Erioptera fusculentaErioptera fusculenta20192019
2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2019Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2019NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2019HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019Rosa caninaRosa canina2019Rosa caninaRosa canina2019Water MintMentha aquatica2019Water MintMentha aquatica2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019HazelCorylus avellana2019HazelCorylus avellana2019Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2019Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2019Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2019Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2019BeechFagus sylvatica2019BeechFagus sylvatica2019CleaversGalium aparine2019CleaversGalium aparine2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019