Middleham Gardens ✦ Ancient woodland 168 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 168 ha
Places › England › South West › North Devon Getting here
51.22321, -3.79773
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Robin, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Robin, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Yorkshire-fog, Red Fescue +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Garden Chafer, Dark-edged Bee-fly +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 83 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Moors Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MW Listed length 166 Regional walking route
Show on map Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map Countisbury circular walk via Winston's Path Walking route 2 km ▾
Named route Length 2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Watersmeet to Ash Bridge circular walk Walking route 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref WAC Length 3.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Countisbury figure of eight walk Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Tors Park public footpath · 507 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 507 m Path type: service
Show on map Mars Hill Way public footpath · 157 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 157 m Path type: service
Show on map Tors Park public footpath · 194 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 194 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN 3 to NCN 51 Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 51 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 51 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 10.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 10.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 508 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 508 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
East Lyn Lane bridleway · 579 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 579 m Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Waterfall at Watersmeet, Devon taken 1967
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Wildlife to spot
8,160 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,160 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dipper · Chaffinch · Grey Wagtail · Robin · Blue Tit +47
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis Swift Apus apus Gannet Morus bassanus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Red Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Red Deer Cervus elaphus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Alder Leaf Beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Bibio pomonae · Dor Beetle · Rhagium mordax +7
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Anoplotrupes stercorosus Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,160 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Dipper · Chaffinch · Grey Wagtail · Robin · Blue Tit +47
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Siskin Spinus spinus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Whitethroat Curruca communis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Skylark Alauda arvensis Swift Apus apus Gannet Morus bassanus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Jay Garrulus glandarius Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Linnet Linaria cannabina Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Red Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Red Deer Cervus elaphus Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Alder Leaf Beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle · Bibio pomonae · Dor Beetle · Rhagium mordax +7
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Anoplotrupes stercorosus Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Oil Beetle Meloe
Oil Beetle Meloe
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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