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The Down

2 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

50.38335, -3.55286

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

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 — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Emperor Dragonfly, Western Conifer Seed Bug +9 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Violet Oil-beetle, Emperor Dragonfly, Western Conifer Seed Bug +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Musgrave Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef JMHTRegional walking route

Greenway WalkWalking route

Named routeRef GWLocal walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 40: Torcross to Dartmouth)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 41: Dartmouth to Brixham)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

South West Coast Path (Section 42: Brixham to Babbacombe)Walking route

Named routeRef SWCPNational walking route

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

Alston Lanebyway open to all traffic · 731 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 731 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

6,341 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,341 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Herring Gull · Goldfinch +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Violet Oil-beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hornet Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket

Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,341 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Herring Gull · Goldfinch +48

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Slow-worm

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Violet Oil-beetle · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hornet Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket

Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025

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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