Darracott Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 44 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 44 ha
Places › England › South West › Torridge Getting here
50.98044, -4.13995
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 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Black Bryony, Betony +323 more · last seen 2019
Free
Plants — Rowan, Beech, Pedunculate Oak +31 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Grey Heron +28 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Grey Heron +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +30 more · last seen 2025
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Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 7: Instow to Westward Ho! ) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Great Torrington Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GTC
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Tarka Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 294 m ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 294 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
4,110 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,110 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Robin · Swallow +22
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coot Fulica atra2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly +14
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Bastard Balm
Bastard Balm Melittis melissophyllum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,110 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 27 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Robin · Swallow +22
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coot Fulica atra2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Great Tit Parus major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2020 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly +14
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum Bastard Balm
Bastard Balm Melittis melissophyllum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2023
Carabus granulatus Carabus granulatus2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2023
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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