Grenoven Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 205 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 205 ha
Places › England › South West › West Devon Getting here
50.53890, -4.22688
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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2022
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Greater Bulb-Fly, Mesembrina meridiana +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Greater Bulb-Fly, Mesembrina meridiana +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tamar Valley Discovery Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDT Regional walking route
Show on map St Dominica Heritage Trail (Halton Quay Route) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St Dominica Heritage Trail (Ashton Route) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 270 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 270 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 35 m ▾
Named route Ref 270 Length 35 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 249 m ▾
Named route Ref 270 Length 249 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 997 m ▾
Named route Ref 270 Length 997 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 270 Length 27 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface blocks
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 336 m ▾
Named route Ref 270 Length 336 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Disused arsenic mineworkings, Blanchdown Wood 1978
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Wildlife to spot
5,508 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,508 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch · Robin · Great Tit +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Swift Apus apus Goosander Mergus merganser Dipper Cinclus cinclus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Oil Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Volucella inanis +2
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Oil Beetle Meloe 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,508 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Chaffinch · Robin · Great Tit +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Siskin Spinus spinus Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rook Corvus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Swift Apus apus Goosander Mergus merganser Dipper Cinclus cinclus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bloody-nosed Beetle · Oil Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Volucella inanis +2
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Oil Beetle Meloe 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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