Fernfires Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 67 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 67 ha
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50.44080, -3.95118
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Tormentil, Sedge +9 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Carabus problematicus, Blue Ground Beetle, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Carabus problematicus, Blue Ground Beetle, Nalassus laevioctostriatus +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Moors Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MW Listed length 166 Regional walking route
Show on map Abbot's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AW Regional walking route
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 272 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 272 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 272 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 272 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 272 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road 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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8,540 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,540 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris House Martin Delichon urbicum Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Swift Apus apus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Siskin Spinus spinus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Megaetaira madida · Black Clock · Perilissus variator · Eusterinx tenuicincta · Allurus lituratus +17
Megaetaira madida Megaetaira madida Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Perilissus variator Perilissus variator Eusterinx tenuicincta Eusterinx tenuicincta Allurus lituratus Allurus lituratus Bathythrix claviger Bathythrix claviger Moss Flea Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,540 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris House Martin Delichon urbicum Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Swift Apus apus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Siskin Spinus spinus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Megaetaira madida · Black Clock · Perilissus variator · Eusterinx tenuicincta · Allurus lituratus +17
Megaetaira madida Megaetaira madida Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Perilissus variator Perilissus variator Eusterinx tenuicincta Eusterinx tenuicincta Allurus lituratus Allurus lituratus Bathythrix claviger Bathythrix claviger Moss Flea Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mniophila muscorum
Mniophila muscorum
Rhyparochromus pini Rhyparochromus pini
Rhyparochromus pini Rhyparochromus pini
Atlantoraphidia maculicollis Atlantoraphidia maculicollis
Atlantoraphidia maculicollis Atlantoraphidia maculicollis
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Oxytorus luridator Oxytorus luridator
Oxytorus luridator Oxytorus luridator
Ischnoceros caligatus Ischnoceros caligatus
Ischnoceros caligatus Ischnoceros caligatus
Lissonota biguttata Lissonota biguttata
Lissonota biguttata Lissonota biguttata
Polemochartus melas Polemochartus melas
Polemochartus melas Polemochartus melas
Polyblastus varitarsus Polyblastus varitarsus
Polyblastus varitarsus Polyblastus varitarsus
Alexeter niger Alexeter niger
Alexeter niger Alexeter niger
Astenus Astenus
Astenus Astenus
Loensia fasciata Loensia fasciata
Loensia fasciata Loensia fasciata
Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis
Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis
Misetus oculatus Misetus oculatus
Misetus oculatus Misetus oculatus
Eusterinx obscurella Eusterinx obscurella
Eusterinx obscurella Eusterinx obscurella
Brown Powder-Post Beetle Lyctus brunneus
Brown Powder-Post Beetle Lyctus brunneus 