Colwill Wood - Grassland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
50.42423, -4.08315
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; Ancient woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Devon WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDERegional walking route
Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route
The Co-operative WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Saltram pillars walk, SaltramWalking route1.6 km▾
This circular walk follows the Run England 1-mile route. The walk, which includes some slopes, can be muddy when wet.
Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Saltram boundary walk, SaltramWalking route1.6 km▾
This walk includes a steep section with steps. The ground can get muddy, especially after wet weather, so walking boots are recommended.
Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
80 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
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
NCN2 AltCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Sustrans millennium milepost by NCN27, Colwill Wood
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Wildlife to spot
13,417 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,417 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +47
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Xylota sylvarum · Minotaur Beetle +7
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,417 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren +47
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Beautiful Demoiselle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Xylota sylvarum · Minotaur Beetle +7
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
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