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Ramsdown Plantation

15 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome15 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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hyacinthoides, Yorkshire-fog, Spreading Meadow-grass +67 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Hyacinthoides, Yorkshire-fog, Spreading Meadow-grass +67 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Hemp-nettle, Spear-leaved Orache, Smooth Hawk's-beard +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Peacock +15 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Peacock +15 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Two Castles TrailWalking route

Named routeRef TCTRegional walking route

Tamar Valley Discovery TrailWalking route

Named routeRef TDTRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 327Cycling route

Named routeRef 327National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route335 m

Named routeRef 327Length 335 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route976 m

Named routeRef 327Length 976 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 327Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route721 m

Named routeRef 327Length 721 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.9 km

Named routeRef 327Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,244 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,244 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Buzzard +64

BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuzzardButeo buteo
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
MagpiePica pica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Great TitParus major2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
SwiftApus apus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2016
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2012
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2012
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2014
SnipeGallinago gallinago2012
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2012
DipperCinclus cinclus2012
Barn OwlTyto alba2011
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2011
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesii2013
CuckooCuculus canorus2012
LapwingVanellus vanellus2011
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2010
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2010

🦌

Mammals6 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Rabbit · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Water Shrew · Polecat-Ferret +1

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius2014
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2024

Red Admiral · Small White · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Large White +13

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018
CommaPolygonia c-album2018
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2020
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2011
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2011

🌿

Plants78 species

autumn

2017

Field Woundwort · Creeping Cinquefoil · Greater Celandine · Scentless Mayweed · Soft-rush +73

Field WoundwortStachys arvensis2012
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2012
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2012
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2012
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2012
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2012
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2012
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2012
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2012
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2012
Common CouchElymus repens2012
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2012
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2012
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2012
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2012
BetonyBetonica officinalis2012
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2012
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2012
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2012
TimothyPhleum pratense2012
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2012
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2012
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2012
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2012
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2012
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2012
Greater PlantainPlantago major2012
Six-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgare2012
Wild CherryPrunus avium2012
Wild-oatAvena fatua2012
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2012
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2012
Rosa caninaRosa canina2012
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2012
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2012
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2012
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2012
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2012
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2012
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2012
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2012
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2012
Black MustardBrassica nigra2012
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2012
Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana2012
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2012
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2012
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2012
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2012
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2012
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2012
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2012
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2012
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2012
WatercressNasturtium officinale2012
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2012
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2012
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2012
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2012
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2012
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2012
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2012
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2012
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2010
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2012
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2012
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2012
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2012
Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis2010
Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis2010
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2010
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2010
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2010
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2010
Hordeum distichonHordeum distichon2010
Common SallowSalix cinerea2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,244 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Buzzard +64

BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuzzardButeo buteo
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
MagpiePica pica2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Great TitParus major2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
SwiftApus apus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2016
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2012
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2012
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2014
SnipeGallinago gallinago2012
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2012
DipperCinclus cinclus2012
Barn OwlTyto alba2011
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2011
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Reeves's PheasantSyrmaticus reevesii2013
CuckooCuculus canorus2012
LapwingVanellus vanellus2011
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2010
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2010

🦌

Mammals6 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Rabbit · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Water Shrew · Polecat-Ferret +1

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
Polecat-FerretMustela furo x putorius2014
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects18 species

summer

2024

Red Admiral · Small White · Peacock · Small Tortoiseshell · Large White +13

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018
CommaPolygonia c-album2018
Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2020
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2020
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2011
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2011

🌿

Plants78 species

autumn

2017

Field Woundwort · Creeping Cinquefoil · Greater Celandine · Scentless Mayweed · Soft-rush +73

Field WoundwortStachys arvensis2012
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2012
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2012
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2012
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2012
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2012
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2012
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2012
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2012
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2012
Common CouchElymus repens2012
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2012
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2012
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2012
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2012
BetonyBetonica officinalis2012
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2012
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2012
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2012
TimothyPhleum pratense2012
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2012
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2012
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2012
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2012
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2012
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2012
Greater PlantainPlantago major2012
Six-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgare2012
Wild CherryPrunus avium2012
Wild-oatAvena fatua2012
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2012
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2012
Rosa caninaRosa canina2012
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2012
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2012
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2012
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2012
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2012
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2012
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2012
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2012
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2012
Black MustardBrassica nigra2012
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2012
Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana2012
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2012
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2012
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2012
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2012
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2012
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2012
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2012
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2012
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2012
WatercressNasturtium officinale2012
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2012
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2012
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2012
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2012
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2012
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2012
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2012
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2012
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2010
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2012
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2012
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2012
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2012
Common ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalis2010
Cochlearia officinalisCochlearia officinalis2010
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2010
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2010
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2010
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2010
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2010
Hordeum distichonHordeum distichon2010
Common SallowSalix cinerea2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field access track, Ramsdown Plantation

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