St Thomas Cleave Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 136 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 136 ha
Places › England › South West › Teignbridge Getting here
50.68328, -3.71265
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 🅿️ Parking on site — 4 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 — 4 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Oil Beetle, Violet Oil-beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Dartmoor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DW Regional walking route
Show on map Dunsford to Exeter Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DEW Regional walking route
Show on map Dunsford to Moretonhampstead Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DMT Regional walking route
Show on map Moretonhampstead North Bovey Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MNB Local cycle route
Show on map River Teign Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref RTW Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Exeter to Okehampton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 28 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 28 National Cycle Network
Show on map Dartmoor Way (Cycle) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Wray Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WVT Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 6.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealed firm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 17.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 28 Length 17.1 km National Cycle Network On-road
Show on map 16 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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10,404 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,404 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chiffchaff +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Oil Beetle · Violet Oil-beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Nicrophorus vespilloides +4
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Oil Beetle Meloe Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,404 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chiffchaff +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Oil Beetle · Violet Oil-beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Nicrophorus vespilloides +4
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Oil Beetle Meloe Violet Oil-beetle Meloe violaceus Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Nicrophorus vespilloides Nicrophorus vespilloides2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bloody-nosed Beetle
Bloody-nosed Beetle
Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris2025
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 