Balman's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife〰Water
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.91748, -3.49800
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 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Swan's NeckWalking route▾
Named routeRef SN
Impey WalkWalking route▾
Tiverton Tree TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
UK:National Cycle Network - west boundCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3National Cycle Network
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route30 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route409 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 409 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route844 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 844 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Ordnance Survey Flush Bracket G2224
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Wildlife to spot
21,656 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,656 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Mallard · Kingfisher · Dipper · Herring Gull +35
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +10
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black-tailed Skimmer
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,656 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Mallard · Kingfisher · Dipper · Herring Gull +35
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
Hazel Dormouse
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +10
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black-tailed Skimmer
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orthetrum cancellatum
Orthetrum cancellatum
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusSepsis orthocnemisSepsis orthocnemisSepsis orthocnemisSepsis orthocnemisRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis