Clump Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 50 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 50 ha
Places › England › South West › Torridge Getting here
50.86093, -3.92724
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +49 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +49 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Field Maple, Common Cow-wheat +20 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +95 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +95 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Wild Strawberry, Garlic Mustard +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map Devonshire Heartland Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DHW Regional walking route
Show on map Little Dart Ridge & Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LDRV Regional walking route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Road Plantation, on Bude Hill
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Wildlife to spot
8,289 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,289 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Wren +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Swift Apus apus2021 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Hazel Dormouse · Otter
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Otter Lutra lutra2022 Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +9
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,289 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Wren +37
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Swift Apus apus2021 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2021 Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Hazel Dormouse · Otter
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2022 Otter Lutra lutra2022 Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +9
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea2021
Aeshna cyanea2021
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2021
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2021
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2021
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2021
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2021
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2021
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2021
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2021
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2021
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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