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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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Campsite

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket, Rutpela maculata +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark Bush-cricket, Rutpela maculata +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Butter Waxcap, Lumpy Bracket +4 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Butter Waxcap, Lumpy Bracket +4 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Two Moors WayWalking route

Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route

Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km

Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Route 272Cycling route

Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 2Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route87 m

Named routeRef 2Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

10,366 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,366 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds78 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Wren +73

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
RavenCorvus corax
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DipperCinclus cinclus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Barn OwlTyto alba
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2024
SwiftApus apus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023

🦌

Mammals9 species

autumn

2026

Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Fallow Deer +4

MoleTalpa europaea2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Fallow DeerDama dama2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023

🦎

Reptiles3 species

summerautumn

2024

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects72 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Rutpela maculata · Blue Ground Beetle · Dock Bug +67

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025
Blue Ground BeetleCarabus intricatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Black-legged Water-snipeflyIbisia marginata2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2023
Sylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatus2023
BumblebeeBombus2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025
Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025
Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Necklace Ground BeetleCarabus monilis2025
Oil BeetleMeloe2025
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2025
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024
Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2024
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2024
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus2023
Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2023
Tipula paganaTipula pagana2023
Cychramus luteusCychramus luteus2023
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2023
Tipula rufinaTipula rufina2023
Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2023
Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Protoclythia modestaProtoclythia modesta2023
Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2023
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2023
Suillia notataSuillia notata2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2023
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023

🍄

Fungi7 species

autumn

2024

Meadow Waxcap · Orange Waxcap · Butter Waxcap · Lumpy Bracket · Honey Fungus +2

Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Orange WaxcapHygrocybe aurantiosplendens
Butter WaxcapHygrocybe ceracea
Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
Heath WaxcapGliophorus laetus
Golden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,366 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds78 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Wren +73

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
RavenCorvus corax
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DipperCinclus cinclus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Barn OwlTyto alba
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
WigeonMareca penelope2024
Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Egretta garzetta garzettaEgretta garzetta garzetta2024
SwiftApus apus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023

🦌

Mammals9 species

autumn

2026

Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Fallow Deer +4

MoleTalpa europaea2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Fallow DeerDama dama2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023

🦎

Reptiles3 species

summerautumn

2024

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects72 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Rutpela maculata · Blue Ground Beetle · Dock Bug +67

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025
Blue Ground BeetleCarabus intricatus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
Black-legged Water-snipeflyIbisia marginata2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2023
Sylvicola punctatusSylvicola punctatus2023
BumblebeeBombus2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025
Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2025
Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Necklace Ground BeetleCarabus monilis2025
Oil BeetleMeloe2025
Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus2025
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024
Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2024
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2024
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus2023
Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2023
Tipula paganaTipula pagana2023
Cychramus luteusCychramus luteus2023
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2023
Tipula rufinaTipula rufina2023
Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2023
Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023
Protoclythia modestaProtoclythia modesta2023
Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2023
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2023
Suillia notataSuillia notata2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2023
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023

🍄

Fungi7 species

autumn

2024

Meadow Waxcap · Orange Waxcap · Butter Waxcap · Lumpy Bracket · Honey Fungus +2

Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
Orange WaxcapHygrocybe aurantiosplendens
Butter WaxcapHygrocybe ceracea
Lumpy BracketTrametes gibbosa
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
Heath WaxcapGliophorus laetus
Golden SpindlesClavulinopsis fusiformis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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