Farway Countryside Park ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South West › East Devon Getting here
50.74448, -3.16429
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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Wren, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Rowan, Beech, Water Mint +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Rowan, Greater Stitchwort +153 more · last seen 2019
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Green-veined White +153 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Green-veined White +153 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
East Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Listed length 61km Regional walking route
Show on map Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map Exeter to Honiton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EXHON Regional walking route
Show on map Channel to Channel Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional walking route
Show on map Cullompton Honiton Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CHW Regional walking route
Show on map 9 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 322 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 322 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 300 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 300 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 450 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 450 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 762 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 762 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
2,558 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,558 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Agapanthia villosoviridescens · Oil Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +3
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2024 Oil Beetle Meloe2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Fool's Water-Cress · Foxglove · Lady-fern · Marsh-bedstraw · Bluebell +15
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Bramble Rubus fruticosus Smooth-stalked Sedge Carex laevigata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,558 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Rock Dove Columba livia Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Greater Horseshoe Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023 Noctule Nyctalus noctula 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter spring
2024 ▾
Grass Snake · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Agapanthia villosoviridescens · Oil Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +3
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens2024 Oil Beetle Meloe2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Fool's Water-Cress · Foxglove · Lady-fern · Marsh-bedstraw · Bluebell +15
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Bramble Rubus fruticosus Smooth-stalked Sedge Carex laevigata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2023
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii2023 2023
2023
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2023
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2022
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2022
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara 