Paulsdown Plantation 10 ha
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50.93749, -4.19608
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Wren +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Flavoparmelia caperata, Lepra amara +16 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Flavoparmelia caperata, Lepra amara +16 more · last seen 2013
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Stitchwort, Primrose, Wild Strawberry +172 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Greater Stitchwort, Primrose, Wild Strawberry +172 more · last seen 2023
Free
Plants — Wild Strawberry, Hazel, Bramble +24 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map Great Torrington Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GTC
Show on map 17 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 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 3 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,031 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,031 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Dipper · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Goldcrest · Grey Wagtail +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Tit Poecile montanus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Stoat
🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Violet Oil-beetle · Leptura quadrifasciata
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2022 🌿 Plants 85 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Greater Stitchwort · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Wild Strawberry · Red Campion · False Oat-grass +80
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca Red Campion Silene dioica2021 False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2021 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,031 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Dipper · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Goldcrest · Grey Wagtail +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Tit Poecile montanus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Stoat
🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Violet Oil-beetle · Leptura quadrifasciata
Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2022 🌿 Plants 85 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Greater Stitchwort · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Wild Strawberry · Red Campion · False Oat-grass +80
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca Red Campion Silene dioica2021 False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2021 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2021
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2021
White Clover Trifolium repens2021
White Clover Trifolium repens2021
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2021
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2021
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2021
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2021
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2021
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2020
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2020
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2021
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2021
Betony Betonica officinalis2021
Betony Betonica officinalis2021
Black Bryony Tamus communis2021
Black Bryony Tamus communis2021
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2021
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2021
Smooth-stalked Sedge Carex laevigata2021
Smooth-stalked Sedge Carex laevigata2021
Alder Alnus glutinosa2021
Alder Alnus glutinosa2021
Evening Primrose Oenothera2021
Evening Primrose Oenothera2021
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2021
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2021
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2021
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2021
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2021
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2021
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2021
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2021
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2021
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2021
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2021
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2021
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2021
Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis2021
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2021
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2021
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2021
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2021
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2021
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa2021
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2021
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2021
Dog-rose Rosa canina2021
Dog-rose Rosa canina2021
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2021
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2021
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2021
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2021
Greater Plantain Plantago major2021
Greater Plantain Plantago major2021
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2021
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2021
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2021
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2021
Wood Meadow-grass Poa nemoralis2021
Wood Meadow-grass Poa nemoralis2021
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2021
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2021
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2021
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2021
Elder Sambucus nigra2021
Elder Sambucus nigra2021
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2020
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2020
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2020
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2020
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2020
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2020
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2020
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2020
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2020
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2020
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2020
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2020
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2020
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis2020
Oat Avena sativa2020
Oat Avena sativa2020
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2020
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2020
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2020
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2020
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2020
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2020
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2020
Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2020
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2020
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2020
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2020
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2020
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2020
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2020
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2020
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2020
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2020
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus2020
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2020
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia2020
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis2020
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis2020
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2020
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2020
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2020
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2020
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2020
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2020
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2020
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2020
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2020
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2020
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides2020
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides2020
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2020
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2020
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2020
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2020
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2020
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2020
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2020
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2020
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2020
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2020
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2020
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2020
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2020
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2020
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2020
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2020
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2020
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2020
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2020
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2020
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2020
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2020
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2020
Oval Sedge Carex leporina2020
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2020
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2020
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2020
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2020 