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Gutton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Devonshire Heartland WayWalking route

Named routeRef DHWRegional walking route

Mary Michael Pilgrims WayWalking route

Named routeRef MMPWRegional walking route

Crediton History TrailWalking route

Named routeRef CHT

Redvers RambleWalking route

Named routeRef RR

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

5,487 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,487 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Goosander · Canada Goose · Cormorant · Moorhen · Blue Tit +44

GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CootFulica atra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Swan GooseAnser cygnoides2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,487 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Goosander · Canada Goose · Cormorant · Moorhen · Blue Tit +44

GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CootFulica atra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Swan GooseAnser cygnoides2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
MagpiePica pica2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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