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Leigham Wood

✦ Ancient woodland40 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome40 ha

Getting here

50.40385, -4.08565

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🍄Mushroom 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

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking· Free

Best for

11 activities

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 — Wigeon, Mediterranean Gull, Woodpigeon +95 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Mediterranean Gull, Woodpigeon +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Periconia byssoides, Phragmocephala atra, Candlesnuff Fungus +20 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Periconia byssoides, Phragmocephala atra, Candlesnuff Fungus +20 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Phragmocephala atra, Beechmast Candlesnuff, Branching Oyster

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

European long distance path E9 - part alternative Great BritainWalking route711 km

Named routeRef E9Length 711 kmInternational walking route

West Devon WayWalking route

Named routeRef WDERegional walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 36: Plymouth to Wembury Point)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

Erme-Plym TrailWalking route27 km

Named routeRef EPTLength 27 kmRegional walking route

Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route

Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

161 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Eurovelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part English ChannelCycling route

Named routeRef EV1Point-to-pointInternational cycle route

NCN 2 linkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN 27 linkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

Route 272Cycling route

Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network

NCN28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

19,991 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,991 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull · Robin · Firecrest · Goldcrest +44

WigeonMareca penelope
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,991 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

autumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull · Robin · Firecrest · Goldcrest +44

WigeonMareca penelope
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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