Ebsworthy Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 18 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › South West › West Devon Getting here
50.64106, -4.13644
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🐴 Horse riding🥾 Walking trails
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Plants — Wood-sorrel, Elder, Ramsons +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pink Purslane, Woodruff, American Skunk-cabbage +82 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Robin, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Robin, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Heath Fritillary +108 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Heath Fritillary +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 The Lichway Walking route 19 km ▾
Also known as the 'Way of the Dead' as a route for carrying coffins to the graveyard at Lydford Church
Named route Ref LYW Length 19 km Local walking route
Show on map Two Castles Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TCT Regional walking route
Show on map Mary Michael Pilgrims Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MMPW Regional walking route
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Granite Way Cycling route ▾
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 ✦ 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
3,920 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,920 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +22
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Noctule · Mole · Common Pipistrelle +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Mole Talpa europaea2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Polecat 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2023 Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Red Admiral · Large Skipper +28
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024 Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,920 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +22
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Noctule · Mole · Common Pipistrelle +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Noctule Nyctalus noctula Mole Talpa europaea2023 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Polecat 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2023 Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Ringlet · Red Admiral · Large Skipper +28
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024 Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024 Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mustela putorius2023
Mustela putorius2023
2023
2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus
Twin-spot Centurion Sargus bipunctatus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2024
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Helophilus Helophilus2024
Helophilus Helophilus2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Small White Pieris rapae2023
Small White Pieris rapae2023
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2023
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2023
Peacock Aglais io2023
Peacock Aglais io2023
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2023
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2023
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2023
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2023
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2023
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2023
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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