Babeleigh Wood - Broadleaved woodland
13 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
50.95884, -4.29415
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 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,548 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,548 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +38
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2020
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
- TealAnas crecca2020
- CootFulica atra2020
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2020▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2023▾
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Lily Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Green Shieldbug +1
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020
- Dark Bush-cricket
Common Nettle · Broad-leaved Dock · Sycamore · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Common Dog-violet +51
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Slender Speedwell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,548 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +38
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2020
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
- TealAnas crecca2020
- CootFulica atra2020
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2020▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2023▾
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Lily Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Green Shieldbug +1
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020
- Dark Bush-cricket
Common Nettle · Broad-leaved Dock · Sycamore · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Common Dog-violet +51
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Slender Speedwell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pholidoptera griseoaptera2020
Pholidoptera griseoaptera2020
Veronica filiformis
Veronica filiformis
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumRound-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifoliumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantEvents & activities nearby
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