Castle Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
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50.44781, -3.63913
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Pheasant 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ The Castle Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Pheasant 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ The Castle Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Swallow +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Swallow +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Capillary Thread-moss, Rambling Tail-moss +187 more · last seen 2018
Free
Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Two-horned Pincerwort, Raspberry Bryum +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +89 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Musgrave Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMHT Regional walking route
Show on map Torbay Totnes Trail (3T) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TTT Local walking route
Show on map Dart Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVT Regional walking route
Show on map Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map Buckfastleigh to Totnes Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref BTT Regional walking route
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 10 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 150 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 150 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
3,176 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,176 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Herring Gull +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2023 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +14
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,176 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Herring Gull +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Raven Corvus corax Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter summer autumn
2023 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +14
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2025
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2024
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2021
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2021
Melanostoma Melanostoma2021
Melanostoma Melanostoma2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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