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Parker's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Hogweed, Blackthorn +33 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Beech, Annual Meadow-grass +285 more · last seen 2017

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Swift, Pheasant, Carrion Crow +41 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Swift, Pheasant, Carrion Crow +41 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +30 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +30 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Tarka TrailWalking route

Named routeRef TTRegional walking route

South Molton Community TrailWalking route

Named routeRef SMCTLocal walking route

Macmillan Way WestWalking route

Named routeRef MWWRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route32.9 km

Named routeRef 3Length 32.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,347 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,347 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

spring

2024

Swift · Swallow · Magpie · Pheasant · Chaffinch +33

SwiftApus apus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2015
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Great TitParus major2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2012

🦌

Mammals6 species

springautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Stoat · Otter · Long-eared Bat species +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
StoatMustela erminea2022
OtterLutra lutra2022
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2017
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2017

🐝

Insects29 species

summer

2022

Small White · Red Admiral · Eristalis tenax · Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady +24

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
PeacockAglais io2019
HornetVespa crabro2018
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2021
NeomyiaNeomyia2021
Panzeria anthophilaPanzeria anthophila2021
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017
Glossosoma boltoniGlossosoma boltoni2016
Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2016
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2016
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2016
EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2016
Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2016
Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata2016
Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2016
Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2016
Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2016
Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2016
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2016

🌿

Plants86 species

summer

2017

Bluebell · Cat's-ear · Beech · Broad Buckler-fern · Hogweed +81

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
BeechFagus sylvatica
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Devon WhitebeamSorbus devoniensis
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
PignutConopodium majus
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2012
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2012
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2012
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2012
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2012
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2012
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2012
Red CampionSilene dioica2012
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2012
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2012
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2012
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2012
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2012
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2012
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2012
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2012
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2012
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2012
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2012
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2012
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2012
BroomCytisus scoparius2012
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2012
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2012
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2012
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2012
RaspberryRubus idaeus2012
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2012
TimothyPhleum pratense2012
NipplewortLapsana communis2012
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2012
White CloverTrifolium repens2012
HonestyLunaria annua2012
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2012
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2012
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2012
RowanSorbus aucuparia2012
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2012
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2012
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2012
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2012
HollyIlex aquifolium2012
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2012
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2012
Greater PlantainPlantago major2012
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2012
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2012
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2012
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,347 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

spring

2024

Swift · Swallow · Magpie · Pheasant · Chaffinch +33

SwiftApus apus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2015
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Great TitParus major2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2012

🦌

Mammals6 species

springautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Hazel Dormouse · Stoat · Otter · Long-eared Bat species +1

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
StoatMustela erminea2022
OtterLutra lutra2022
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2017
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2017

🐝

Insects29 species

summer

2022

Small White · Red Admiral · Eristalis tenax · Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady +24

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
PeacockAglais io2019
HornetVespa crabro2018
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2021
NeomyiaNeomyia2021
Panzeria anthophilaPanzeria anthophila2021
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017
Glossosoma boltoniGlossosoma boltoni2016
Philopotamus montanusPhilopotamus montanus2016
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2016
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2016
EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2016
Isoperla grammaticaIsoperla grammatica2016
Rhithrogena semicolorataRhithrogena semicolorata2016
Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2016
Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2016
Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2016
Lepidostoma hirtumLepidostoma hirtum2016
Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2016

🌿

Plants86 species

summer

2017

Bluebell · Cat's-ear · Beech · Broad Buckler-fern · Hogweed +81

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
BeechFagus sylvatica
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Devon WhitebeamSorbus devoniensis
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
PignutConopodium majus
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2012
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2012
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2012
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2012
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2012
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2012
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2012
Red CampionSilene dioica2012
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2012
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2012
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2012
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2012
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2012
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2012
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2012
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2012
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2012
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2012
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2012
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2012
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2012
BroomCytisus scoparius2012
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2012
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2012
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2012
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2012
RaspberryRubus idaeus2012
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2012
TimothyPhleum pratense2012
NipplewortLapsana communis2012
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2012
White CloverTrifolium repens2012
HonestyLunaria annua2012
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2012
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2012
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2012
RowanSorbus aucuparia2012
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2012
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2012
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2012
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2012
HollyIlex aquifolium2012
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2012
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2012
Greater PlantainPlantago major2012
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2012
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2012
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2012
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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