Lower Round Plantation 38 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 38 ha
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50.87022, -4.09672
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Tufted Duck 🌿 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
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Tufted Duck 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +114 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +114 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Hoary Ragwort, Marsh-bedstraw +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Hoary Ragwort, Marsh-bedstraw +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map Hatherleigh Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HC
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3 Cycling route 527.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 527.7 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 27 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 27 National Cycle Network
Show on map Tarka Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 552 m ▾
Named route Ref 27 Length 552 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Tarka Trail within Roughmoor Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
14,912 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,912 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Grebe · Tufted Duck · Coot · Cormorant · Mallard +46
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Siskin Spinus spinus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly +35
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Marsh-orchid · Marsh-bedstraw · Hoary Ragwort · Bugle
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Bugle Ajuga reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,912 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Grebe · Tufted Duck · Coot · Cormorant · Mallard +46
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Sand Martin Riparia riparia Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Siskin Spinus spinus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐝 Insects 40 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Blue-tailed Damselfly +35
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Southern Marsh-orchid · Marsh-bedstraw · Hoary Ragwort · Bugle
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia Bugle Ajuga reptans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Tricyphona immaculata Tricyphona immaculata
Tricyphona immaculata Tricyphona immaculata
Bibio varipes Bibio varipes
Bibio varipes Bibio varipes
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Geomyza tripunctata Geomyza tripunctata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Eudasyphora cyanicolor Eudasyphora cyanicolor
Eudasyphora cyanicolor Eudasyphora cyanicolor
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Pilaria discicollis Pilaria discicollis
Pilaria discicollis Pilaria discicollis
Rhamphomyia stigmosa Rhamphomyia stigmosa
Rhamphomyia stigmosa Rhamphomyia stigmosa
Pegoplata infirma Pegoplata infirma
Pegoplata infirma Pegoplata infirma
Hilara maura Hilara maura
Hilara maura Hilara maura
Parydra coarctata Parydra coarctata
Parydra coarctata Parydra coarctata
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Palloptera scutellata Palloptera scutellata
Erioconopa trivialis Erioconopa trivialis
Erioconopa trivialis Erioconopa trivialis
Nanna fasciata Nanna fasciata
Nanna fasciata Nanna fasciata
Campichoeta obscuripennis Campichoeta obscuripennis
Campichoeta obscuripennis Campichoeta obscuripennis
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata
Scathophaga furcata Scathophaga furcata
Phylidorea ferruginea Phylidorea ferruginea
Phylidorea ferruginea Phylidorea ferruginea
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens
Sepsis fulgens Sepsis fulgens
Phorbia moliniaris Phorbia moliniaris
Phorbia moliniaris Phorbia moliniaris
Molophilus ater Molophilus ater
Molophilus ater Molophilus ater
Diastata nebulosa Diastata nebulosa
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