Dittisham Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 31 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
Places › England › South West › West Devon Getting here
50.52289, -4.06336
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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Geotrupes spiniger, Glow-worm, Large Red Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dartmoor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DW Regional walking route
Show on map West Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDE Regional walking route
Show on map Drakes Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DT Regional walking route
Show on map Abbot's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AW Regional walking route
Show on map Drake Walk Walking route 4 km ▾
Named route Length 4 km
Show on map 27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 327 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 327 National Cycle Network
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 7 m ▾
Named route Ref 27 Length 7 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 27 Length 1.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Granite & Gears Mountain bike route ▾
✦ 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
10,204 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,204 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +46
Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sand Martin Riparia riparia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Glow-worm · Large Red Damselfly · Hypera rumicis · Tanner Beetle · Agrypnus murinus +2
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023 Hypera rumicis Hypera rumicis Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2024 Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,204 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +46
Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sand Martin Riparia riparia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Glow-worm · Large Red Damselfly · Hypera rumicis · Tanner Beetle · Agrypnus murinus +2
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2023 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023 Hypera rumicis Hypera rumicis Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2024 Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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