Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🌳Ancient
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha
Getting here
50.38179, -3.90556
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Goldfinch
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Goldfinch
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Great Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 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
75 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 route87 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 87 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m▾
Named routeRef 2Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Filhambridleway · 365 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 365 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Filhambridleway · 173 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 173 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Filhambridleway · 176 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 176 mSurface gravelPath type: path
Fillham Moor Lanebridleway · 811 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 811 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
15,102 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,102 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Blackbird +42
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Beaver · Grey Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Bat
- BeaverCastor fiber
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- BatChiroptera2024
Slow-worm
🐝Insects36 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Violet Ground Beetle · Stripe-legged Robberfly · Eristalis tenax · Green Dock Beetle +31
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
- Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Green Dock Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,102 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Blackbird +42
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- RavenCorvus corax
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Passer domesticus domesticusPasser domesticus domesticus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Beaver · Grey Squirrel · Daubenton's Bat · Bat
- BeaverCastor fiber
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2024
- BatChiroptera2024
Slow-worm
🐝Insects36 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Dark Bush-cricket · Violet Ground Beetle · Stripe-legged Robberfly · Eristalis tenax · Green Dock Beetle +31
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
- Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Green Dock Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gastrophysa viridula2025
Gastrophysa viridula2025
Oil BeetleMeloeOil BeetleMeloeCicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Black-legged Water-snipeflyIbisia marginata2025Black-legged Water-snipeflyIbisia marginata2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2025Dark-winged BlackPachygaster atra2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2025AneugmenusAneugmenus2025AneugmenusAneugmenus2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2025Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2024Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini2024Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini2024Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024Events & activities nearby
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