Harrowthorn Plantation 11 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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50.44050, -3.94257
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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 — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Oil Beetle, Megaetaira madida +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Oil Beetle, Megaetaira madida +25 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
Signed route nearby
Two Moors Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MW Listed length 166 Regional walking route
Show on map Abbot's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref AW Regional walking route
Show on map 16 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 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 272 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 232 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 232 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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
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Wildlife to spot
9,469 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,469 records · National Biodiversity Network Pied Flycatcher · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Wren +42
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Siskin Spinus spinus Linnet Linaria cannabina Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Swift Apus apus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Stock Dove Columba oenas Raven Corvus corax Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Sparrow Passer domesticus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Large Red Damselfly · Megaetaira madida · Black Clock · Eusterinx tenuicincta · Perilissus variator +21
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Megaetaira madida Megaetaira madida Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Eusterinx tenuicincta Eusterinx tenuicincta Perilissus variator Perilissus variator Allurus lituratus Allurus lituratus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,469 records · National Biodiversity Network Pied Flycatcher · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Wren +42
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Siskin Spinus spinus Linnet Linaria cannabina Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Swift Apus apus Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Stock Dove Columba oenas Raven Corvus corax Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Sparrow Passer domesticus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Large Red Damselfly · Megaetaira madida · Black Clock · Eusterinx tenuicincta · Perilissus variator +21
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024 Megaetaira madida Megaetaira madida Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Eusterinx tenuicincta Eusterinx tenuicincta Perilissus variator Perilissus variator Allurus lituratus Allurus lituratus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bathythrix claviger
Bathythrix claviger
Bathythrix claviger
Bathythrix claviger
Moss Flea Beetle Mniophila muscorum
Moss Flea Beetle Mniophila muscorum
Rhyparochromus pini Rhyparochromus pini
Rhyparochromus pini Rhyparochromus pini
Atlantoraphidia maculicollis Atlantoraphidia maculicollis
Atlantoraphidia maculicollis Atlantoraphidia maculicollis
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Oxytorus luridator Oxytorus luridator
Oxytorus luridator Oxytorus luridator
Ischnoceros caligatus Ischnoceros caligatus
Ischnoceros caligatus Ischnoceros caligatus
Lissonota biguttata Lissonota biguttata
Lissonota biguttata Lissonota biguttata
Polemochartus melas Polemochartus melas
Polemochartus melas Polemochartus melas
Polyblastus varitarsus Polyblastus varitarsus
Polyblastus varitarsus Polyblastus varitarsus
Alexeter niger Alexeter niger
Alexeter niger Alexeter niger
Astenus Astenus
Astenus Astenus
Loensia fasciata Loensia fasciata
Loensia fasciata Loensia fasciata
Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis
Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis
Misetus oculatus Misetus oculatus
Misetus oculatus Misetus oculatus
Eusterinx obscurella Eusterinx obscurella
Eusterinx obscurella Eusterinx obscurella
Brown Powder-Post Beetle Lyctus brunneus
Brown Powder-Post Beetle Lyctus brunneus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Oil Beetle Meloe2024
Oil Beetle Meloe2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 