Coalpit Close Plantation 20 ha
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Places › England › South West › Teignbridge Getting here
50.72315, -3.68663
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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Small White, Brimstone Moth +165 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Devonshire Heartland Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DHW Regional walking route
Show on map Tedbury Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TED Local walking route
Show on map Dunsford to Exeter Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DEW Regional walking route
Show on map Dunsford to Moretonhampstead Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DMT Regional walking route
Show on map Mary Michael Pilgrims Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MMPW Regional walking route
Show on map Hackworthy Lane public footpath · 42 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 42 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
11,035 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,035 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Pheasant · Robin +35
Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Swift Apus apus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Toad
Lunar Underwing · Black Rustic · Large Yellow Underwing · Beaded Chestnut · Red Admiral +40
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019 Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2019 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019 Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small White Pieris rapae Early-purple Orchid
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,035 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Pheasant · Robin +35
Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Swift Apus apus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2020 Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2022 ▾
Common Toad
Lunar Underwing · Black Rustic · Large Yellow Underwing · Beaded Chestnut · Red Admiral +40
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2019 Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2019 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019 Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small White Pieris rapae Early-purple Orchid
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2019
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2019
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2019
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2019
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2019
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2019
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2019
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2019
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2019
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2019
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2019
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2019
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Silver Y Autographa gamma2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Pterostichus niger Pterostichus niger
Oil Beetle Meloe2021
Oil Beetle Meloe2021
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2021
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2021
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2020
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2020
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2019
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2019
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2019
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2019
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata2019
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata2019
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2019
Yellow-Line Quaker Leptologia macilenta2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2019
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago2019
Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2019
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2019
Ear Moth agg. Amphipoea oculea agg.2019
Ear Moth agg. Amphipoea oculea agg.2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2019
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2019
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2019
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2019
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2019
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata2019
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2019
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2019
Pale Eggar Trichiura crataegi2019
Pale Eggar Trichiura crataegi2019
Feathered Gothic Tholera decimalis2019
Feathered Gothic Tholera decimalis2019
Dingy Footman Eilema griseola2019
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