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Peek Plantation

8 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

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50.43835, -3.71254

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard
🌿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

🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Mallard
🌿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

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Teal +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Teal +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Eristalis tenax, Solomon's-seal Sawfly +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Eristalis tenax, Solomon's-seal Sawfly +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Torbay Totnes Trail (3T)Walking route

Named routeRef TTTLocal walking route

Dartmoor WayWalking route

Named routeRef DWRegional walking route

Dart Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRef DVTRegional walking route

Orange WayWalking route560 km

Named routeRef ORWLength 560 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 2Cycling route

National Cycle Route 2 Dawlish to Plymouth

Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network

NCN272Cycling route

Named routeRef 272National Cycle Network

Route 28Cycling route

Named routeRef 28National Cycle Network

Dartmoor Way (Cycle)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route329 m

Named routeRef 272Length 329 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route222 m

Named routeRef 272Length 222 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

24,645 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,645 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Moorhen · Mallard · Teal · Grey Heron · Canada Goose +68

MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects19 species

springsummer

2025

Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis tenax · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Kite-tailed Robberfly +14

Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata
PerapionPerapion
MelanostomaMelanostoma
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
Oil BeetleMeloe
Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,645 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Moorhen · Mallard · Teal · Grey Heron · Canada Goose +68

MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects19 species

springsummer

2025

Melanostoma scalare · Eristalis tenax · Solomon's-seal Sawfly · Hornet Hoverfly · Kite-tailed Robberfly +14

Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata
PerapionPerapion
MelanostomaMelanostoma
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis
Oil BeetleMeloe
Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tony Atkin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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