Lower Veiges Plantation 14 ha
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Places › England › South West › East Devon Getting here
50.63466, -3.37853
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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 171m 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 171m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Azure Damselfly +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Azure Damselfly +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
East Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Listed length 61km Regional walking route
Show on map Exe Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EVW 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 South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map South West Coast Path (Section 44: Exmouth to Sidmouth) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on map 93 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to Dawlish Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 243 m ▾
Named route Length 243 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 28 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 28 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 505 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 505 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 86 m ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 86 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,097 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,097 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Rook · Carrion Crow +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Smooth Snake
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Beautiful Demoiselle +34
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Four-spotted Chaser Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,097 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Rook · Carrion Crow +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Common Pipistrelle
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pond Terrapin · Smooth Snake
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Keeled Skimmer · Beautiful Demoiselle +34
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Four-spotted Chaser Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula quadrimaculata
Libellula quadrimaculata
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis
Large Velvet Ant Mutilla europaea
Large Velvet Ant Mutilla europaea
Heath Potter Wasp Eumenes coarctatus
Heath Potter Wasp Eumenes coarctatus
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Clytra quadripunctata Clytra quadripunctata
Clytra quadripunctata Clytra quadripunctata
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Water-Lily Leaf Beetle Galerucella nymphaeae
Water-Lily Leaf Beetle Galerucella nymphaeae
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus
Polydrusus cervinus Polydrusus cervinus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Common Bluebottle Calliphora vicina
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024 