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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › South West › Mid Devon Getting here
50.85229, -3.70774
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 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Blue Tit, Robin +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Raspberry, Guelder-rose, Sweet Chestnut +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Holly Blue, Silver-washed Fritillary +71 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Peacock, Holly Blue, Silver-washed Fritillary +71 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Vetch, Slender St John's-wort, Wild Angelica +220 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Common Vetch, Slender St John's-wort, Wild Angelica +220 more · last seen 2017
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Moors Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MW Listed length 166 Regional walking route
Show on map Mary Michael Pilgrims Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MMPW Regional walking route
Show on map Little Dart Ridge & Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LDRV Regional walking route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Swannaton Lane restricted byway · 1.6 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.6 km Path type: track
Show on map Swannaton Lane restricted byway · 985 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 985 m Path type: track
Show on map Butcombe Lane restricted byway · 2.5 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 2.5 km Path type: track
Show on map Swannaton Lane restricted byway · 111 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 111 m Path type: track
Show on map Photos Grass field off Stone Ash Lane
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Wildlife to spot
2,652 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,652 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldcrest +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Raven Corvus corax2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2020 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Swift Apus apus2019 Little Owl Athene noctua2018 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2018 Otter
Peacock · Holly Blue · Green-veined White · Silver-washed Fritillary · Small White +2
Peacock Aglais io2018 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi2018 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2018 Small White Pieris rapae2018 Large White Pieris brassicae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,652 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldcrest +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Raven Corvus corax2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2021 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2020 House Martin Delichon urbicum2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2020 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Swift Apus apus2019 Little Owl Athene noctua2018 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2018 Otter
Peacock · Holly Blue · Green-veined White · Silver-washed Fritillary · Small White +2
Peacock Aglais io2018 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018 Green-veined White Pieris napi2018 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2018 Small White Pieris rapae2018 Large White Pieris brassicae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 