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Southern Moor Plantation

14 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

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50.80624, -4.28249

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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
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Robin, Wren +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Robin, Wren +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Hazel Gloves, Niptera ramincola, Nettle Pox +17 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Hazel Gloves, Niptera ramincola, Nettle Pox +17 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Small White +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Small White +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Water Mint, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Marsh-bedstraw +74 more · last seen 2016; Plants — Water Mint, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Marsh-bedstraw +74 more · last seen 2016

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Water Mint, Common Sorrel, Pedunculate Oak +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route (3)Cycling route

Named routeRef (3)Local cycle route

NCN 3 Link RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Link to NCN3Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 3Cycling route527.7 km

Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route24 m

Named routeRef 3Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

spring

2025

Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Wigeon · Moorhen +33

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WigeonMareca penelope
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SiskinSpinus spinus
CuckooCuculus canorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
RavenCorvus corax
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PochardAythya ferina2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Great TitParus major2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Roe Deer · Red Deer · Pine Marten · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Pine MartenMartes martes
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common ShrewSorex araneus2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2024

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2023

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Nicrophorus vespilloides

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,323 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

spring

2025

Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren · Wigeon · Moorhen +33

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WigeonMareca penelope
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SiskinSpinus spinus
CuckooCuculus canorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
RavenCorvus corax
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PochardAythya ferina2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Great TitParus major2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Roe Deer · Red Deer · Pine Marten · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare +1

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Pine MartenMartes martes
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common ShrewSorex araneus2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springautumn

2024

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2023

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Nicrophorus vespilloides

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Cookworthy MoorUrban park2.9 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Bowl barrow in Cookworthy Plantation, 290m east of the Baptist chapelHistoric site3.1 km→✦Four bowl barrows on Langaford MoorHistoric site3.6 km→⛪St Petrock's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChapelReligious grounds3.2 km→

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