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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome38 ha
Getting here
50.78328, -3.95348
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🌿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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🌿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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Hazel, Bramble +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy, Wood Avens, Yorkshire-fog +158 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Ivy, Wood Avens, Yorkshire-fog +158 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Large White +26 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Large White +26 more · last seen 2021
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route
Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Route 28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route529 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 529 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 27Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,735 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,735 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch +34
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MagpiePica pica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2023▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2021
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Common Cockchafer
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Creeping Buttercup · Common Bent · White Clover · Yorkshire-fog · Toad Rush +68
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris2021
- White CloverTrifolium repens2021
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021
- Toad RushJuncus bufonius2021
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,735 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch +34
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MagpiePica pica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2023▾
Brown Long-eared Bat · Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2021
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Common Cockchafer
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Creeping Buttercup · Common Bent · White Clover · Yorkshire-fog · Toad Rush +68
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris2021
- White CloverTrifolium repens2021
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021
- Toad RushJuncus bufonius2021
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
IvyHedera helix2019IvyHedera helix2019BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2021Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Bush VetchVicia sepium2021Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2021Hedge BedstrawGalium album2021Hedge BedstrawGalium album2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2021Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2021KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2021KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2021Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2021Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2021Field-roseRosa arvensis2021Field-roseRosa arvensis2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2021SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2021Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2021TimothyPhleum pratense2021TimothyPhleum pratense2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2021Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2021Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Soft-rushJuncus effusus2021Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2021Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2021Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2021Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2021Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2021Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2021GorseUlex europaeus2021GorseUlex europaeus2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Black BryonyTamus communis2019Black BryonyTamus communis2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019HazelCorylus avellana2019HazelCorylus avellana2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Greater PlantainPlantago major2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2019Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2019Dog-roseRosa canina2019Dog-roseRosa canina2019Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2019Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2019FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2019FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2019Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019Water BentPolypogon viridis2019Water BentPolypogon viridis2019Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2019Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019RosemaryRosmarinus officinalis2019RosemaryRosmarinus officinalis2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2019Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2019Field MapleAcer campestre2019Field MapleAcer campestre2019Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2019Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2019ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2019Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2019Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2019Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2019Events & activities nearby
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