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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South West › South Hams Getting here
50.42371, -3.92400
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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🦉 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 — Meadow Pipit, Chiffchaff, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Chiffchaff, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Rutpela maculata, Dock Bug +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Rutpela maculata, Dock Bug +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Moors Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MW Listed length 166 Regional walking route
Show on map Erme-Plym Trail Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref EPT Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 272 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 272 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 87 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 87 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 35 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 35 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,801 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,801 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Wren · Chaffinch +32
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Linnet Linaria cannabina Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Barn Owl Tyto alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Leucozona glaucia · Dark Bush-cricket · Oak Bush-cricket · Black-legged Water-snipefly +8
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Black-legged Water-snipefly Ibisia marginata Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,801 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Wren · Chaffinch +32
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Raven Corvus corax Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica Rook Corvus frugilegus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Linnet Linaria cannabina Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Barn Owl Tyto alba Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Mole · Roe Deer · Fallow Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Leucozona glaucia · Dark Bush-cricket · Oak Bush-cricket · Black-legged Water-snipefly +8
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum Black-legged Water-snipefly Ibisia marginata Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus
Blue Ground Beetle Carabus intricatus
Blue Ground Beetle Carabus intricatus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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