Holt Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 33 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 33 ha
Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.42768, -4.10043
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 🛝 Playground 189m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 189m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Oak, Holly, Beech +21 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Silver Y, Large Yellow Underwing +189 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Silver Y, Large Yellow Underwing +189 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Oak, Beech, Hawthorn +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 The Co-operative Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Budshead Wood Red Walking Route Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Budshead Wood Yellow Walking Route Walking route ▾
82 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 Riverside cycle trail at Saltram Cycling route 3.2 km ▾
Perfect for families, young children, and those new to cycling, the terrain is largely flat with one steep hill.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 00:30 Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN2 Alt Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
16,471 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,471 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Platycheirus albimanus · 7-spot Ladybird · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Speckled Bush-cricket +27
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Swollen-thighed Beetle Common Nettle · Hart's-Tongue · Bramble · Cleavers · Field Bindweed +2
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Bramble Rubus fruticosus Cleavers Galium aparine Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,471 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Western Honey Bee · Platycheirus albimanus · 7-spot Ladybird · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Speckled Bush-cricket +27
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Swollen-thighed Beetle Common Nettle · Hart's-Tongue · Bramble · Cleavers · Field Bindweed +2
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Bramble Rubus fruticosus Cleavers Galium aparine Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera nobilis
Oedemera nobilis
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Bumblebee Bombus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus
Alydus calcaratus Alydus calcaratus
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus
Stenocorus meridianus Stenocorus meridianus
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Firebrat Thermobia domestica2024
Firebrat Thermobia domestica2024
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2024
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Alder Clubhorn Cimbex connatus2024
Alder Clubhorn Cimbex connatus2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2024
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2024
Hazel Leaf-roller Apoderus coryli2024
Oil Beetle Meloe2024
Oil Beetle Meloe2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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