Steart Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 102 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 102 ha
Places › England › South West › Torridge Getting here
50.98940, -4.32385
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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 £ 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 — Tawny Owl, Robin, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Robin, Wren +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Sycamore, Ash +264 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Parmotrema perlatum, Flavoparmelia caperata, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +61 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Parmotrema perlatum, Flavoparmelia caperata, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +61 more · last seen 2015
Varies
Plants — Beech, Hazel, Oak +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +60 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 71 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
South West Coast Path (Section 8: Westward Ho! to Clovelly) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SWCP National walking route
Show on 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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Wildlife to spot
1,954 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,954 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Goldcrest · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Coal Tit +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Rhagium mordax · St Marks Fly · Leuctra nigra · Siphonoperla torrentium +28
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax St Marks Fly Bibio marci2024 Leuctra nigra Leuctra nigra2021 Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium2021 Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica Sycamore · Birch · Beech · Willow · Oak +15
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021 Birch Betula2021 Beech Fagus sylvatica2021 Willow Salix2021 Oak Quercus2021 Ash Fraxinus excelsior2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,954 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Goldcrest · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Coal Tit +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Raven Corvus corax2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Brown Rat · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Rhagium mordax · St Marks Fly · Leuctra nigra · Siphonoperla torrentium +28
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax St Marks Fly Bibio marci2024 Leuctra nigra Leuctra nigra2021 Siphonoperla torrentium Siphonoperla torrentium2021 Isoperla grammatica Isoperla grammatica Sycamore · Birch · Beech · Willow · Oak +15
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021 Birch Betula2021 Beech Fagus sylvatica2021 Willow Salix2021 Oak Quercus2021 Ash Fraxinus excelsior2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2021
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Chirosia histricina Chirosia histricina
Chirosia histricina Chirosia histricina
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2024
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2024
Rhagium bifasciatum Rhagium bifasciatum2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2024
Thistle Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2022
Hornet Vespa crabro2022
Crunoecia irrorata Crunoecia irrorata2021
Crunoecia irrorata Crunoecia irrorata2021
Diplectrona felix Diplectrona felix2021
Diplectrona felix Diplectrona felix2021
Wormaldia occipitalis Wormaldia occipitalis2021
Wormaldia occipitalis Wormaldia occipitalis2021
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2021
Agapetus fuscipes Agapetus fuscipes2021
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus2021
Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus2021
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2021
Rhyacophila dorsalis Rhyacophila dorsalis2021
Tinodes maclachlani Tinodes maclachlani2021
Tinodes maclachlani Tinodes maclachlani2021
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2021
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2021
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2021
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2021
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2021
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2021
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2021
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2021
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2021 Changing Forget-me-not
Changing Forget-me-not
Myosotis discolor
Myosotis discolor
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Rockery Willowherb Epilobium pedunculare2021
Rockery Willowherb Epilobium pedunculare2021
Violet Viola2021
Violet Viola2021
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2021
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2021
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2021
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2021
Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza2021
Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza2021
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2021
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2021
Strawberry Saxifrage Saxifraga stolonifera2021
Strawberry Saxifrage Saxifraga stolonifera2021
Hazel Corylus2021
Hazel Corylus2021
Holly Ilex aquifolium2021
Holly Ilex aquifolium2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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