Snape Wood
✦ Ancient woodland10 ha
🦉Wildlife🌿Foraging🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
50.96584, -3.96738
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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
- £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
Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Water Mint +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Himalayan Balsam, Wood Avens +191 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Nuthatch +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Great Tit, Nuthatch +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Meadow Brown +178 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Meadow Brown +178 more · last seen 2023
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
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Slew Wood seen across the flood plain of River Taw
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Wildlife to spot
6,165 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,165 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Nuthatch · Kestrel · Chaffinch · Pheasant +39
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Mole · Otter · Rabbit +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- MoleTalpa europaea2021
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummerautumn
2024▾
Common Toad · Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- FrogRana2021
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Empis trigramma · Ecdyonurus · Tigress Sawflies · Dock Bug +14
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Empis trigrammaEmpis trigramma2022
- EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2022
- Tigress SawfliesAthalia2022
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2022
- LasioglossumLasioglossum
🌿Plants42 species
springsummer
2024▾
Himalayan Balsam · Common Nettle · Wood Avens · Ivy · Blackthorn +37
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- IvyHedera helix
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Ground-ivy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,165 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Nuthatch · Kestrel · Chaffinch · Pheasant +39
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog · Mole · Otter · Rabbit +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- MoleTalpa europaea2021
- OtterLutra lutra2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummerautumn
2024▾
Common Toad · Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- FrogRana2021
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Empis trigramma · Ecdyonurus · Tigress Sawflies · Dock Bug +14
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Empis trigrammaEmpis trigramma2022
- EcdyonurusEcdyonurus2022
- Tigress SawfliesAthalia2022
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2022
- LasioglossumLasioglossum
🌿Plants42 species
springsummer
2024▾
Himalayan Balsam · Common Nettle · Wood Avens · Ivy · Blackthorn +37
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- IvyHedera helix
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Ground-ivy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Water Shrew
Water Shrew
Neomys fodiens2020
Neomys fodiens2020
2022
2022
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2022Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2022Indet HorseflyTabanidae2022Indet HorseflyTabanidae2022TipulaTipula2022TipulaTipula2022Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2022Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022Little Nomad BeeNomada flavoguttata2022Little Nomad BeeNomada flavoguttata2022Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2022Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022AmaraAmara2022AmaraAmara2022MorelliaMorellia2022MorelliaMorellia2022EmpisEmpis2022EmpisEmpis2022Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022Glechoma hederacea
Glechoma hederacea
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaRanunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)2022Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)Ranunculus spp. (water-crowfoots)2022Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2022Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2022Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2022GypsywortLycopus europaeus2022GypsywortLycopus europaeus2022SilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataPencilled Crane's-billGeranium versicolor2023Pencilled Crane's-billGeranium versicolor2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022Calystegia sepiumCalystegia sepium2022Calystegia sepiumCalystegia sepium2022HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2022Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2022Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2022Remote SedgeCarex remota2022Remote SedgeCarex remota2022Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2021Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2021Curled DockRumex crispus2020Curled DockRumex crispus2020Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020