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Burymoor Plantation

11 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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50.87788, -4.10082

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Great Crested Grebe
🌿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

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Great Crested Grebe
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Coot +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Great Crested Grebe, Coot +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Dock Bug, Erioptera fusculenta +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Dock Bug, Erioptera fusculenta +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Common Centaury · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Centaury · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Tarka TrailWalking route

Named routeRef TTRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Route 27Cycling route

Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network

Tarka TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route552 m

Named routeRef 27Length 552 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

6,626 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,626 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Coot · Mute Swan · Mallard +51

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
NuthatchSitta europaea
MagpiePica pica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
GoosanderMergus merganser

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Red Deer

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Dock Bug · Large Red Damselfly

Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,626 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Robin · Coot · Mute Swan · Mallard +51

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
NuthatchSitta europaea
MagpiePica pica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus
RookCorvus frugilegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
GoosanderMergus merganser

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Red Deer

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Dock Bug · Large Red Damselfly

Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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