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Gunn's Wood

7 ha

WildlifeBirdsForaging

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Dunnock, Robin, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dunnock, Robin, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Beech, Dandelion +32 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Water-pepper, Rosebay Willowherb, Pineappleweed +216 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Water-pepper, Rosebay Willowherb, Pineappleweed +216 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Oil Beetle, Garden Chafer, Erioconopa trivialis +10 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Oil Beetle, Garden Chafer, Erioconopa trivialis +10 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Two Moors WayWalking route

Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route

Exe Valley WayWalking route

Named routeRef EVWRegional walking route

West Spurway Lanepublic footpath · 320 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 320 mPath type: unclassified

West Spurway Lanepublic footpath · 106 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 106 mPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.8 km

Named routeRef 3Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 3Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,715 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,715 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

springautumn

2026

Blackbird · Robin · Pheasant · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +37

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RavenCorvus corax2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
MagpiePica pica2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Tyto alba albaTyto alba alba2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
Willow TitPoecile montanus2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

spring

2023

Natterer's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Mole +2

Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2019

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects9 species

autumn

2024

Oil Beetle · Garden Chafer · Erioconopa trivialis · Mantis Fly · Euphylidorea meigenii +4

Oil BeetleMeloe
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2023
Erioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialis2021
Mantis FlyOchthera mantis2021
Euphylidorea meigeniiEuphylidorea meigenii2021
Tetanocera elataTetanocera elata2021
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2021
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2019

🌿

Plants76 species

spring

2021

Herb-Robert · Germander Speedwell · Wood Sage · Creeping Soft-grass · Hogweed +71

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
HazelCorylus avellana
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
BugleAjuga reptans
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
European LarchLarix decidua
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
BeechFagus sylvatica
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
Curled DockRumex crispus
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
HollyIlex aquifolium
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Marsh VioletViola palustris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2019
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2019
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2019
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2019
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019
Red FescueFestuca rubra2019
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019
Common SallowSalix cinerea2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2019
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2019
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2019
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2019
Field-roseRosa arvensis2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,715 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

springautumn

2026

Blackbird · Robin · Pheasant · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +37

BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RavenCorvus corax2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
MagpiePica pica2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Tyto alba albaTyto alba alba2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
Willow TitPoecile montanus2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

spring

2023

Natterer's Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox · Mole +2

Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2019

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects9 species

autumn

2024

Oil Beetle · Garden Chafer · Erioconopa trivialis · Mantis Fly · Euphylidorea meigenii +4

Oil BeetleMeloe
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2023
Erioconopa trivialisErioconopa trivialis2021
Mantis FlyOchthera mantis2021
Euphylidorea meigeniiEuphylidorea meigenii2021
Tetanocera elataTetanocera elata2021
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2021
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2019

🌿

Plants76 species

spring

2021

Herb-Robert · Germander Speedwell · Wood Sage · Creeping Soft-grass · Hogweed +71

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
HazelCorylus avellana
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
BugleAjuga reptans
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
European LarchLarix decidua
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
BeechFagus sylvatica
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
Curled DockRumex crispus
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
HollyIlex aquifolium
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Marsh VioletViola palustris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
Narrow-leaved VetchVicia sativa subsp. nigra2019
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2019
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2019
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2019
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019
Red FescueFestuca rubra2019
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019
Common SallowSalix cinerea2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2019
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2019
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2019
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2019
Field-roseRosa arvensis2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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