Seaton Old Wood
✦ Ancient woodland17 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
53.84414, -0.80482
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Photos
The view over to Seaton Old Wood
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Wildlife to spot
4,677 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,677 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Chaffinch · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Pheasant +46
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- SwiftApus apus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
🦌Mammals6 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit +1
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Pegomya flavifrons
- Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons
Spurge-laurel · Goat Willow · Wood Bristle-moss · Nipplewort · Hawthorn +54
- Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,677 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Chaffinch · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Pheasant +46
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- SwiftApus apus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
🦌Mammals6 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit +1
- OtterLutra lutra
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Pegomya flavifrons
- Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons
Spurge-laurel · Goat Willow · Wood Bristle-moss · Nipplewort · Hawthorn +54
- Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas