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Hoodown Wood

5 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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50.35383, -3.56517

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 138m 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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Herring Gull, Robin, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Greenway WalkWalking route

Named routeRef GWLocal walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 41: Dartmouth to Brixham)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Alma Stepspublic footpath · 50 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mSurface paving_stonesIncline upPath type: steps

Upper Wood Lanepublic footpath · 145 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 145 mPath type: unclassified

Hoodown Lanepublic footpath · 133 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 133 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

8,761 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,761 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summerautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Robin · Cormorant · Woodpigeon +52

JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedshankTringa totanus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JayGarrulus glandarius

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Wall Lizard · Green Lizard

Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
Green LizardLacerta viridis/bilineata

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2026

Black Oil-beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Volucella inanis · Ivy Bee · Common Red Soldier Beetle +2

Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,761 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

summerautumn

2025

Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Robin · Cormorant · Woodpigeon +52

JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MagpiePica pica
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RavenCorvus corax
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwiftApus apus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great TitParus major
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ShagGulosus aristotelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedshankTringa totanus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Stock DoveColumba oenas
JayGarrulus glandarius

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Wall Lizard · Green Lizard

Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
Green LizardLacerta viridis/bilineata

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2026

Black Oil-beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Volucella inanis · Ivy Bee · Common Red Soldier Beetle +2

Black Oil-beetleMeloe proscarabaeus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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