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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South West › East Devon Getting here
50.79122, -3.12842
Open directionsv 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 🌿 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 🌿 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Beech, Bramble, Pedunculate Oak +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +181 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +181 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed +88 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed +88 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
East Devon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EDW Listed length 61km Regional walking route
Show on map Orange Way Walking route 560 km ▾
Named route Ref ORW Length 560 km Regional walking route
Show on map Exeter to Honiton Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref EXHON Regional walking route
Show on map Channel to Channel Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional walking route
Show on map Cullompton Honiton Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CHW Regional walking route
Show on map Widworthy Court public footpath · 80 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 80 m Path type: service
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 2 Axminster to Dawlish Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 2 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos A35 approaching "The Belt", Widworthy Park
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Wildlife to spot
3,218 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,218 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Pheasant · Carrion Crow +25
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2019 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2018 🦌 Mammals 12 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +7
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Badger Meles meles2021 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Ringlet · Small White · Emperor Dragonfly · Green-veined White · Comma +22
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Comma Polygonia c-album2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer autumn
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Snowdrop
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,218 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Pheasant · Carrion Crow +25
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2019 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2019 Coal Tit Periparus ater2019 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2019 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2019 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2019 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2018 🦌 Mammals 12 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +7
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Badger Meles meles2021 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2023 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Ringlet · Small White · Emperor Dragonfly · Green-veined White · Comma +22
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Comma Polygonia c-album2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter summer autumn
2024 ▾
Himalayan Balsam · Snowdrop
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rabbit
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus2021
Oryctolagus cuniculus2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021
Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus2021
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2019
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2019
Mole Talpa europaea2022
Mole Talpa europaea2022
Indet. Deer Cervidae2020
Indet. Deer Cervidae2020
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax
Rhagium mordax Rhagium mordax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2024
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2023
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Leptura aurulenta Leptura aurulenta2023
Leptura aurulenta Leptura aurulenta2023
Oil Beetle Meloe2021
Oil Beetle Meloe2021
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2020
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2020
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Large White Pieris brassicae2019
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2019
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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