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West Woodybay Wood

89 ha

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome89 ha

Getting here

51.22355, -3.90105

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Herring Gull
💜Bluebell walks 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

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Herring Gull
💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

13 activities

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Herring Gull, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Bluebell walks

Very strong match

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Bell Heather, Sea Spleenwort +66 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Herring Gull, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Leptura aurulenta, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Tarka TrailWalking route

Named routeRef TTRegional walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 2: Porlock Weir to Lynmouth / Lynton)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Lynmouth Circular via Watersmeet & CountisburyWalking route8.8 km

Named routeLength 8.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Coleridge WayWalking route82 km

Named routeRef CWLength 82 kmRegional walking route

Heddon Valley to Woody Bay WalkWalking route9.6 km

Named routeLength 9.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Sir Robert's Pathpublic footpath · 538 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 538 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Sir Robert's Pathpublic footpath · 301 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 301 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Regional Route 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51Regional cycle route

N/ACycling route51 m

Named routeRef 51Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route508 m

Named routeRef 51Length 508 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1 km

Named routeRef 51Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 51Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route57 m

Named routeRef 51Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

6,865 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,865 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

spring

2025

Chaffinch · Wren · Blue Tit · Stonechat · Grey Wagtail +52

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Common GuillemotUria aalge
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RobinErithacus rubecula
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DipperCinclus cinclus
RazorbillAlca torda
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
White StorkCiconia ciconia
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Red Deer · Water Shrew

Red DeerCervus elaphus
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Beautiful Demoiselle · Green Shieldbug · Leptura aurulenta +3

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,865 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

spring

2025

Chaffinch · Wren · Blue Tit · Stonechat · Grey Wagtail +52

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Common GuillemotUria aalge
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RobinErithacus rubecula
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DipperCinclus cinclus
RazorbillAlca torda
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
White StorkCiconia ciconia
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Red Deer · Water Shrew

Red DeerCervus elaphus
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens

🦎

Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Adder

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Beautiful Demoiselle · Green Shieldbug · Leptura aurulenta +3

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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