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Places › England › South West › South Hams Getting here
50.35386, -4.01743
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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 🅿️ Kitley House Parking 435m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Kitley House Parking 435m away — 4 car parks within reach £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Glow-worm, Harlequin Ladybird +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Glow-worm, Harlequin Ladybird +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
West Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDE Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (section 37 Newton Ferrers to Bigbury on Sea) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Erme-Plym Trail Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref EPT Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map Saltram pillars walk, Saltram Walking route 1.6 km ▾
This circular walk follows the Run England 1-mile route. The walk, which includes some slopes, can be muddy when wet.
Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Silverton Path public footpath · 630 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 630 m Surface gravel Path type: cycleway
Show on map 74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Riverside cycle trail at Saltram Cycling route 3.2 km ▾
Perfect for families, young children, and those new to cycling, the terrain is largely flat with one steep hill.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN2 Alt Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Brixton: near Scotch Fir Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
5,278 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,278 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Mute Swan · Firecrest · Little Egret · Long-tailed Tit +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenshank Tringa nebularia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Common Gull Larus canus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Canada Goose Branta canadensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Bat Chiroptera Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Glow-worm · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Violet Oil-beetle · Oak Bush-cricket +7
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hornet Hoverfly Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,278 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Mute Swan · Firecrest · Little Egret · Long-tailed Tit +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Little Egret Egretta garzetta Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenshank Tringa nebularia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Common Gull Larus canus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Canada Goose Branta canadensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Common Pipistrelle
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Bat Chiroptera Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Glow-worm · Harlequin Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Violet Oil-beetle · Oak Bush-cricket +7
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hornet Hoverfly Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella zonaria
Volucella zonaria
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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