South Dean Oaks ✦ Ancient woodland 102 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 102 ha
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51.20929, -3.93186
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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 🅿️ Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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 — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Male-fern, Dryopteris cambrensis +1 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Tarka Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref TT Regional walking route
Show on map Heddon Valley to Woody Bay Walk Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Named route Length 9.6 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Gentle walk to Heddon's Mouth Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Local walking route
Show on map Heddon's Mouth circular walk Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Named route Length 3.2 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Butterfly Walk Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Heale Down Lane public footpath · 458 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 458 m Path type: track
Show on map Ladies Mile public footpath · 891 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 891 m Path type: footway
Show on map Heale Down Lane public footpath · 125 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 125 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 Regional cycle route
Show on map North Devon Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 16 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 16 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 3.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 3.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 34 m ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 34 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 12.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 51 Length 12.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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6,771 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,771 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Wren · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +52
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Common Gull Larus canus Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Guillemot Uria aalge Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Certhia familiaris britannica Certhia familiaris britannica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Mole Talpa europaea2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Leptura aurulenta · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Minotaur Beetle · Deer Ked +10
Leptura aurulenta Leptura aurulenta Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Male-fern · Ground-ivy · Dryopteris cambrensis · Cat's-ear
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Dryopteris cambrensis Dryopteris cambrensis Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,771 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Wren · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +52
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Common Gull Larus canus Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Guillemot Uria aalge Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Certhia familiaris britannica Certhia familiaris britannica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Mole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Mole Talpa europaea2024 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Leptura aurulenta · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Minotaur Beetle · Deer Ked +10
Leptura aurulenta Leptura aurulenta Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Male-fern · Ground-ivy · Dryopteris cambrensis · Cat's-ear
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Dryopteris cambrensis Dryopteris cambrensis Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2024
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 