North Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 33 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 33 ha
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50.45752, -3.71053
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 274m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 274m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Oil Beetle +54 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Oil Beetle +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
John Musgrave Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref JMHT Regional walking route
Show on map Torbay Totnes Trail (3T) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TTT Local walking route
Show on map Dartmoor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DW Regional walking route
Show on map Dart Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVT Regional walking route
Show on map Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map 41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 2 Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN272 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 272 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 329 m ▾
Named route Ref 272 Length 329 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 222 m ▾
Named route Ref 272 Length 222 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Barton Lane bridleway · 82 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 82 m Path type: track
Show on map Barton Lane bridleway · 728 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 728 m Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
20,259 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,259 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Swallow +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Coot Fulica atra2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Stoat · Wood Mouse
Stoat Mustela erminea Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Melanostoma scalare · Black Oil-beetle · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Hornet Hoverfly +19
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025 Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,259 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Swallow +49
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Coot Fulica atra2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Stoat · Wood Mouse
Stoat Mustela erminea Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Melanostoma scalare · Black Oil-beetle · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Hornet Hoverfly +19
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025 Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2025
Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius2025
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2025
Portevinia maculata Portevinia maculata2025
Perapion Perapion2025
Perapion Perapion2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata2025
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2025
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus2025
Oil Beetle Meloe2025
Oil Beetle Meloe2025
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2024
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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