Smallacoombe Plantations - Conifer woodland
55 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome55 ha
Getting here
50.54574, -4.51440
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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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
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Wildlife to spot
3,330 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,330 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Willow Warbler · Reed Bunting · Robin · Chiffchaff +48
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- MagpiePica pica2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- SwiftApus apus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2021
- Great TitParus major2020
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Otter · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2020▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects17 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Scabious Clubhorn · Sericomyia silentis · Scarce Scabious Clubhorn · Carabus granulatus +12
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022
- Scabious ClubhornAbia nitens
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Scarce Scabious ClubhornAbia candens2022
- Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus
- Galeruca tanaceti
Devil's-bit Scabious · Round-leaved Sundew · Heath Milkwort · Bog Asphodel · Lesser Skullcap +7
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
- Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor
- White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba
- Marsh St John's-wort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,330 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Willow Warbler · Reed Bunting · Robin · Chiffchaff +48
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- MagpiePica pica2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- SwiftApus apus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2021
- Great TitParus major2020
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Otter · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
🦎Reptiles2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Lizard · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2020▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects17 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Scabious Clubhorn · Sericomyia silentis · Scarce Scabious Clubhorn · Carabus granulatus +12
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022
- Scabious ClubhornAbia nitens
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Scarce Scabious ClubhornAbia candens2022
- Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus
- Galeruca tanaceti
Devil's-bit Scabious · Round-leaved Sundew · Heath Milkwort · Bog Asphodel · Lesser Skullcap +7
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
- Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- Lesser SkullcapScutellaria minor
- White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba
- Marsh St John's-wort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Galeruca tanaceti2023
Galeruca tanaceti2023
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumWool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatumSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellumWestern Bee-flyBombylius canescensWestern Bee-flyBombylius canescensEmperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2021Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2021Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2021Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2021Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2021Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2021Hypericum elodes2021
Hypericum elodes2021
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2021BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2021Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2021Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2021Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2021Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2021Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum2021Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorumDactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum2021Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2020Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2020