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Gratton Plantation

17 ha

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Getting here

50.94172, -3.87172

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw
🌿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

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Jackdaw
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2022; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2022

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Sorrel, Rowan, Meadowsweet +26 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cat's-ear, Primrose, Dryopteris affinis +309 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Cat's-ear, Primrose, Dryopteris affinis +309 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Chulmleigh Community TrailWalking route

Named routeRef CCT

Little Dart Ridge & Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeRef LDRVRegional walking route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Spittle Lanebridleway · 325 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 325 mPath type: track

Spittle Lanebridleway · 513 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 513 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

1,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds2 species

spring

2022

Swift · Goosander

SwiftApus apus
GoosanderMergus merganser

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2022

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects11 species

summerautumn

2025

Syritta pipiens · River Skater · Harlequin Ladybird · Willow Bean-galler · Loosestrife Sawfly +6

Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
River SkaterAquarius najas
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Loosestrife SawflyMonostegia abdominalis
Willow NematineEuura salicis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2021
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
HornetVespa crabro2021

🌿

Plants150 species

autumn

2022

Herb-Robert · Bog Stitchwort · Creeping Buttercup · Raspberry · Welsh Pocket-moss +145

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
RaspberryRubus idaeus2019
Welsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticus2019
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2019
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2019
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2019
GorseUlex europaeus2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2019
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2019
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2019
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2019
HollyIlex aquifolium2019
NipplewortLapsana communis2019
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2019
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019
Festuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubra2019
Field-roseRosa arvensis2019
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2019
Remote SedgeCarex remota2019
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019
Wild CherryPrunus avium2019
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2019
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2019
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2019
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019
Rosa caninaRosa canina2019
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2019
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2019
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
Smooth-stalked SedgeCarex laevigata2019
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2019
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2019
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2019
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2019
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2019
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2019
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2019
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2019
Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019
Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2019
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019
Bush VetchVicia sepium2019
White MustardSinapis alba2019
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2019
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2019
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2019
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2019
Potentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erecta2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2019
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2019
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2019
Corn MintMentha arvensis2019
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2019
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2019
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2019
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2019
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2019
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2019
ElderSambucus nigra2019
Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2019
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2019
YarrowAchillea millefolium2019
SanicleSanicula europaea2019
Fat-henChenopodium album2019
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa2019
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2019
Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2019
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2019
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2019
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2019
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2019
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
HemlockConium maculatum2019
Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2019
BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2019
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2019
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2019
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2019
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2019
BugleAjuga reptans2019
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2019
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2019
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2019
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2019
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2019
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2019
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2019
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2019
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2019
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2019
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2019
TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
WoodruffGalium odoratum2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa2019
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2019
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds2 species

spring

2022

Swift · Goosander

SwiftApus apus
GoosanderMergus merganser

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2022

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects11 species

summerautumn

2025

Syritta pipiens · River Skater · Harlequin Ladybird · Willow Bean-galler · Loosestrife Sawfly +6

Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
River SkaterAquarius najas
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Loosestrife SawflyMonostegia abdominalis
Willow NematineEuura salicis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2021
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2021
HornetVespa crabro2021

🌿

Plants150 species

autumn

2022

Herb-Robert · Bog Stitchwort · Creeping Buttercup · Raspberry · Welsh Pocket-moss +145

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
RaspberryRubus idaeus2019
Welsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticus2019
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2019
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2019
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2019
GorseUlex europaeus2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2019
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2019
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2019
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2019
HollyIlex aquifolium2019
NipplewortLapsana communis2019
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2019
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2019
Festuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubra2019
Field-roseRosa arvensis2019
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2019
Remote SedgeCarex remota2019
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019
Wild CherryPrunus avium2019
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2019
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2019
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2019
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019
Rosa caninaRosa canina2019
Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2019
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2019
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
Smooth-stalked SedgeCarex laevigata2019
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2019
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2019
Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2019
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2019
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2019
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2019
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach2019
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2019
Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019
Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2019
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019
Bush VetchVicia sepium2019
White MustardSinapis alba2019
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2019
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2019
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2019
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2019
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2019
Potentilla erecta subsp. erectaPotentilla erecta subsp. erecta2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2019
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2019
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2019
Corn MintMentha arvensis2019
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2019
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2019
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2019
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2019
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2019
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2019
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2019
ElderSambucus nigra2019
Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2019
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2019
YarrowAchillea millefolium2019
SanicleSanicula europaea2019
Fat-henChenopodium album2019
Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa2019
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2019
Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2019
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2019
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2019
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2019
Tamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisci2019
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
HemlockConium maculatum2019
Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2019
BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum2019
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2019
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2019
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2019
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2019
BugleAjuga reptans2019
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2019
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2019
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2019
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2019
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2019
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2019
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2019
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2019
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2019
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2019
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2019
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2019
TormentilPotentilla erecta2019
WoodruffGalium odoratum2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa2019
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2019
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2019
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2019
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2019