Hangingcliff Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 18 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › South West › West Devon Getting here
50.53369, -4.20774
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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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Tamar Trails Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Tamar Trails Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Entoloma, Spangle Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +23 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Entoloma, Spangle Waxcap, Golden Waxcap +23 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Burnet-saxifrage · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic, Flame Shoulder +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic, Flame Shoulder +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Dartmoor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DW Regional walking route
Show on map West Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDE Regional walking route
Show on map Tamar Valley Discovery Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TDT Regional walking route
Show on map Abbot's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AW Regional walking route
Show on map St Dominica Heritage Trail (Halton Quay Route) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Commercial Street public footpath · 45 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 45 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Commercial Street public footpath · 40 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 40 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 270 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 270 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Ref 27 Length 40 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 108 m ▾
Named route Ref 270 Length 108 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 Tamar Trails Centre - car park
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Wildlife to spot
9,547 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,547 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren · Robin +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Plantain Leaf Beetle · Oil Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Helophilus pendulus
Plantain Leaf Beetle Chrysolina haemoptera2024 Oil Beetle Meloe Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Entoloma · Spangle Waxcap · Golden Waxcap · Yellowfoot Waxcap · Meadow Waxcap +21
Entoloma Entoloma Spangle Waxcap Hygrocybe insipida Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana Yellowfoot Waxcap Cuphophyllus flavipes Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis Fool's Funnel Clitocybe rivulosa Blackening Waxcap Burnet-saxifrage
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,547 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Wren · Robin +39
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 4 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Plantain Leaf Beetle · Oil Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Helophilus pendulus
Plantain Leaf Beetle Chrysolina haemoptera2024 Oil Beetle Meloe Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 Entoloma · Spangle Waxcap · Golden Waxcap · Yellowfoot Waxcap · Meadow Waxcap +21
Entoloma Entoloma Spangle Waxcap Hygrocybe insipida Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana Yellowfoot Waxcap Cuphophyllus flavipes Meadow Waxcap Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis Fool's Funnel Clitocybe rivulosa Blackening Waxcap Burnet-saxifrage
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hygrocybe conica
Hygrocybe conica
White Spindles Clavaria fragilis
White Spindles Clavaria fragilis
Skinny Club Clavaria incarnata
Skinny Club Clavaria incarnata
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata
Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata
Cedarwood Waxcap Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus
Cedarwood Waxcap Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus
Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea
Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea
Butter Waxcap Hygrocybe ceracea
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus
Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus
Glutinous Waxcap Hygrocybe glutinipes var. glutinipes
Glutinous Waxcap Hygrocybe glutinipes var. glutinipes
Bearded Dapperling Cystolepiota seminuda
Bearded Dapperling Cystolepiota seminuda
Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa
Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Snowy Waxcap Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum
Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum
Tagell Binc Sidanaidd Entoloma sericeum
Tagell Binc Sidanaidd Entoloma sericeum
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura
Lilac Bonnet Mycena pura
Oily Waxcap Hygrocybe quieta
Oily Waxcap Hygrocybe quieta
Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans
Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans
Nitrous Bonnet Mycena leptocephala
Nitrous Bonnet Mycena leptocephala
Deceptive Earthtongue Geoglossum fallax
Deceptive Earthtongue Geoglossum fallax
Fibrous Waxcap Hygrocybe intermedia
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