Timbercleave Plantation 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › South West › Torridge Getting here
50.98069, -4.06117
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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Cicadella viridis, Leptura aurulenta +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Bush-cricket, Cicadella viridis, Leptura aurulenta +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
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Wildlife to spot
3,941 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,941 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Collared Dove · Pheasant · Swallow +32
Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter +6
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021 Otter Lutra lutra Mole Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Cicadella viridis · Leptura aurulenta · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Dark Giant Horsefly +2
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Leptura aurulenta Leptura aurulenta2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,941 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Collared Dove · Pheasant · Swallow +32
Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2021 Common Gull Larus canus2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2021 Coal Tit Periparus ater2021 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 House Martin Delichon urbicum2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2021 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Raven Corvus corax2021 🦌 Mammals 11 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter +6
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2021 Otter Lutra lutra Mole Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Cicadella viridis · Leptura aurulenta · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Dark Giant Horsefly +2
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis Leptura aurulenta Leptura aurulenta2024 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024 Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Talpa europaea2021
Talpa europaea2021
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Indet. Deer Cervidae2021
Indet. Deer Cervidae2021
Stoat Mustela erminea2021
Stoat Mustela erminea2021
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2021
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2021
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2021
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2021 2024
2024
Oil Beetle Meloe2023
Oil Beetle Meloe2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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