Halwell Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
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50.25121, -3.75164
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Herring Gull, Little Egret, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South West Coast Path (Section 38: Bigbury on Sea to Salcombe) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 39: Salcombe to Torcross) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 17 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 17 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 165 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 165 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 11 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 90 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 90 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 841 m ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 841 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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 Halwell Wood across Frogmore Creek
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Wildlife to spot
15,932 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,932 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Oystercatcher +45
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Redshank Tringa totanus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Greenshank Tringa nebularia Curlew Numenius arquata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dunlin Calidris alpina Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Teal Anas crecca Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Gull Larus canus Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Shag Gulosus aristotelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Knot Calidris canutus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti House Martin Delichon urbicum Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-belted Cleaver · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Dock Bug +2
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,932 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Oystercatcher +45
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Redshank Tringa totanus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Greenshank Tringa nebularia Curlew Numenius arquata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dunlin Calidris alpina Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Teal Anas crecca Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Gull Larus canus Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Shag Gulosus aristotelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Knot Calidris canutus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti House Martin Delichon urbicum Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-belted Cleaver · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Dock Bug +2
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina2025
Palomena prasina2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 