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Coldeast Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

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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
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Bramble +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Dipper, Swallow, Wren +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Swallow, Wren +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Gatekeeper +77 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Gatekeeper +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hazel, Ash, Holly +259 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hazel, Ash, Holly +259 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 28Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 2Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route586 m

Named routeRef 2Length 586 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Miller's Pathbridleway · 774 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 774 mSurface groundPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

2,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

summer

2025

Dipper · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +25

DipperCinclus cinclus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
SwiftApus apus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Great TitParus major2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Common Shrew · Pygmy Shrew +1

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024
Common ShrewSorex araneus2023
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2022
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2023

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummer

2023

Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects40 species

spring

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Cercopis vulnerata · Common Flower Bug · Nebria · Tortoise Bug +35

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
NebriaNebria2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Vincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollis
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024
Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2024
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2024
PhoridaePhoridae2024
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2024
PsychodaPsychoda2024
Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2024
Limnophora tigrinaLimnophora tigrina2024
LauxaniidaeLauxaniidae2024
BicellariaBicellaria2024
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2024
AnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidae2024
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
CampichoetidaeCampichoetidae2024
Phaonia rufiventrisPhaonia rufiventris2024
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2024
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024
Clivina fossorClivina fossor2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2023
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2023
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2023
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2022

🌿

Plants7 species

springautumn

2024

Japanese Knotweed · American Skunk-cabbage · Billard's Bridewort · Western Gorse · Pampas-grass +2

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2022
Billard's BridewortSpiraea alba x douglasii = S. x billardii2021
Western GorseUlex gallii2021
Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2021
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2021
Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

summer

2025

Dipper · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +25

DipperCinclus cinclus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
SwiftApus apus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Great TitParus major2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
MagpiePica pica2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

summerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Common Shrew · Pygmy Shrew +1

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
Greater Horseshoe BatRhinolophus ferrumequinum2024
Common ShrewSorex araneus2023
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2022
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2023

🦎

Reptiles3 species

springsummer

2023

Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects40 species

spring

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Cercopis vulnerata · Common Flower Bug · Nebria · Tortoise Bug +35

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
NebriaNebria2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Vincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollis
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024
Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2024
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2024
PhoridaePhoridae2024
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2024
PsychodaPsychoda2024
Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2024
Limnophora tigrinaLimnophora tigrina2024
LauxaniidaeLauxaniidae2024
BicellariaBicellaria2024
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2024
AnthomyiidaeAnthomyiidae2024
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
CampichoetidaeCampichoetidae2024
Phaonia rufiventrisPhaonia rufiventris2024
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2024
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024
Clivina fossorClivina fossor2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2023
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2023
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2023
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2023
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2022

🌿

Plants7 species

springautumn

2024

Japanese Knotweed · American Skunk-cabbage · Billard's Bridewort · Western Gorse · Pampas-grass +2

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2022
Billard's BridewortSpiraea alba x douglasii = S. x billardii2021
Western GorseUlex gallii2021
Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2021
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2021
Hay-scented Buckler-fernDryopteris aemula2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Junction of road to Hothole cottages with road from Gara Bridge

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