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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › South West › East Devon Getting here
50.65568, -3.38837
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 🅿️ Parking 124m away — 2 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 🅿️ Parking 124m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Skipper +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Counties Way Walking route 90 km ▾
A long distance walk of 56 miles (90km) from Taunton to Starcross on the Exe estuary.
Named route Ref TCW Length 90 km Regional walking route
Show on map East Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Listed length 61km Regional walking route
Show on map Exe Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EVW Regional walking route
Show on map Otter Valley Walk Walking route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref OVW Length 20 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map 96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to Dawlish Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 243 m ▾
Named route Length 243 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 28 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 28 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 505 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 505 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
13,269 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,269 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Robin · Little Grebe · Stonechat · Blackbird +37
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Keeled Skimmer · Beautiful Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +30
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Volucella pellucens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,269 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Robin · Little Grebe · Stonechat · Blackbird +37
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Keeled Skimmer · Beautiful Demoiselle · Emperor Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +30
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Volucella pellucens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis
Large Velvet Ant Mutilla europaea
Large Velvet Ant Mutilla europaea
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Heath Potter Wasp Eumenes coarctatus
Heath Potter Wasp Eumenes coarctatus
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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