Chittleburn Wood - Grassland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
50.35832, -4.05479
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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point)Walking route▾
Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route
Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route
The Co-operative WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
South West Coast Path (Staddon Lane Alternative Route)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
108 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 2 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 27 linkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 2Cycling route▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
NCN28Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network
Riverside cycle trail at SaltramCycling route3.2 km▾
Perfect for families, young children, and those new to cycling, the terrain is largely flat with one steep hill.
Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal cycle route
Route 27Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 27National Cycle Network
Photos
Old Yealmpton Branch Line
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Wildlife to spot
6,217 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,217 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Blackcap · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Robin +35
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis · Black-horned Gem · Scaeva pyrastri · Rosemary Beetle +4
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformisNabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis
- Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
- Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,217 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Blackcap · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail · Robin +35
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- GreenshankTringa nebularia2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis · Black-horned Gem · Scaeva pyrastri · Rosemary Beetle +4
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformisNabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis
- Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
- Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
- Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas