Huddisford Plantation - Conifer woodland
16 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
50.94356, -4.40952
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
- 🐕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
Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds
Free
Purple moor grass and rush pastures priority habitat
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
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Wildlife to spot
2,199 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,199 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- MagpiePica pica
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Red Deer · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle +7
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Broad-bodied Chaser
Lesser Spearwort · Foxglove · Reed Canary-grass · Water Mint · Yorkshire-fog +29
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,199 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- MagpiePica pica
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Roe Deer · Red Deer · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Large Red Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Beautiful Demoiselle +7
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Broad-bodied Chaser
Lesser Spearwort · Foxglove · Reed Canary-grass · Water Mint · Yorkshire-fog +29
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula depressa
Libellula depressa
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumSmall Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2021Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusViper's-buglossEchium vulgareViper's-buglossEchium vulgareMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erecta