King's Tamerton Woods 6 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South West › Plymouth Getting here
50.40948, -4.17185
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 214m 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 214m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ 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 — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis, Eristalis tenax, Meadow Grasshopper +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis, Eristalis tenax, Meadow Grasshopper +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hedera helix, Bramble, Hart's-Tongue +43 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hedera helix, Bramble, Hart's-Tongue +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Beech +3 more foraging species
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great Britain Walking route 711 km ▾
Named route Ref E9 Length 711 km International walking route
Show on map West Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WDE Regional walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 35: Portwrinkle to Plymouth) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map Erme-Plym Trail Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref EPT Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map 134 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Eurovelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part English Channel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 Point-to-point International cycle route
Show on map NCN 2 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN 27 link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
25,751 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,751 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Shelduck · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose +48
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Teal Anas crecca Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Bombycilla garrulus garrulus Bombycilla garrulus garrulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eristalis tenax · Hornet · Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis · Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Western Conifer Seed Bug +9
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Hornet Vespa crabro Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg. Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Platycheirus Platycheirus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,751 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Shelduck · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose +48
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Teal Anas crecca Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Bombycilla garrulus garrulus Bombycilla garrulus garrulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eristalis tenax · Hornet · Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis · Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Western Conifer Seed Bug +9
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Hornet Vespa crabro Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Nabis (Tropiconabis) capsiformis Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg. Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Platycheirus Platycheirus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus
Eristalinus aeneus Eristalinus aeneus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus 