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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › South West › East Devon Getting here
50.74553, -3.24194
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Hart's-Tongue, Hazel +42 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Red Campion, Hart's-Tongue, Hazel +42 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hazel, Bramble, Blackthorn +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
East Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Listed length 61km Regional walking route
Show on map Otter Valley Walk Walking route 20 km ▾
Named route Ref OVW Length 20 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Coleridge Link Walking route 14.5 km ▾
A circular route in the Otter Valley.
Named route Ref COL Length 14.5 km Local walking route
Show on map Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map Exeter to Honiton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EXHON Regional walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 248 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 248 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 46 m ▾
Named route Length 46 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 242 m ▾
Named route Ref 248 Length 242 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 642 m ▾
Named route Ref 248 Length 642 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 358 m ▾
Named route Ref 248 Length 358 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 481 m ▾
Named route Length 481 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
4,545 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,545 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Mistle Thrush · Willow Warbler · Blackcap +27
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Siskin Spinus spinus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Swallow Hirundo rustica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Alder Leaf Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +2
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024 Glow-worm Ivy · Bramble · Navelwort · Hart's-Tongue · Broad Buckler-fern +34
Ivy Hedera helix Bramble Rubus fruticosus Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,545 records · National Biodiversity Network Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Mistle Thrush · Willow Warbler · Blackcap +27
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Siskin Spinus spinus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Swallow Hirundo rustica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Alder Leaf Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +2
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2024 Glow-worm Ivy · Bramble · Navelwort · Hart's-Tongue · Broad Buckler-fern +34
Ivy Hedera helix Bramble Rubus fruticosus Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lampyris noctiluca2024
Lampyris noctiluca2024
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2024
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Rose Rosa2023
Rose Rosa2023
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Dryopteris borreri Dryopteris borreri
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Greater Plantain Plantago major2023
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2023
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2023
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2023
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2023
Black Bryony Tamus communis2023
Black Bryony Tamus communis2023 