West Down Plantation 35 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 35 ha
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50.94588, -3.69503
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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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Hogweed +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Compact Rush, Common Knapweed, Yarrow +238 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Compact Rush, Common Knapweed, Yarrow +238 more · last seen 2017
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dicranomyia modesta, Tortoise Bug, Small White +43 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Dicranomyia modesta, Tortoise Bug, Small White +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Moors Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MW Listed length 166 Regional walking route
Show on map Little Dart Ridge & Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LDRV Regional walking route
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2,044 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,044 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Swallow · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Canada Goose +34
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 🐝 Insects 39 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Dicranomyia modesta · Tortoise Bug · Symplecta stictica · Dicranomyia autumnalis · Dicranophragma nemorale +34
Dicranomyia modesta Dicranomyia modesta Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2020 Symplecta stictica Symplecta stictica Dicranomyia autumnalis Dicranomyia autumnalis Dicranophragma nemorale Dicranophragma nemorale Metalimnobia quadrinotata Beech · Bramble · White Clover · Bittersweet · Hart's-Tongue +56
Beech Fagus sylvatica Bramble Rubus fruticosus White Clover Trifolium repens Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Red Clover Trifolium pratense Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,044 records · National Biodiversity Network House Sparrow · Swallow · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Canada Goose +34
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 🐝 Insects 39 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Dicranomyia modesta · Tortoise Bug · Symplecta stictica · Dicranomyia autumnalis · Dicranophragma nemorale +34
Dicranomyia modesta Dicranomyia modesta Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2020 Symplecta stictica Symplecta stictica Dicranomyia autumnalis Dicranomyia autumnalis Dicranophragma nemorale Dicranophragma nemorale Metalimnobia quadrinotata Beech · Bramble · White Clover · Bittersweet · Hart's-Tongue +56
Beech Fagus sylvatica Bramble Rubus fruticosus White Clover Trifolium repens Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Red Clover Trifolium pratense Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Metalimnobia quadrinotata
Metalimnobia quadrinotata
Ormosia nodulosa Ormosia nodulosa
Ormosia nodulosa Ormosia nodulosa
Limonia flavipes Limonia flavipes
Limonia flavipes Limonia flavipes
Tipula fascipennis Tipula fascipennis
Tipula fascipennis Tipula fascipennis
Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis
Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa
Limonia phragmitidis Limonia phragmitidis
Limonia phragmitidis Limonia phragmitidis
Molophilus appendiculatus Molophilus appendiculatus
Molophilus appendiculatus Molophilus appendiculatus
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata
Tipula vittata Tipula vittata
Pilaria discicollis Pilaria discicollis
Pilaria discicollis Pilaria discicollis
Austrolimnophila ochracea Austrolimnophila ochracea
Austrolimnophila ochracea Austrolimnophila ochracea
Erioptera fuscipennis Erioptera fuscipennis
Erioptera fuscipennis Erioptera fuscipennis
Erioptera fusculenta Erioptera fusculenta
Erioptera fusculenta Erioptera fusculenta
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo2022
Common Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespillo2022
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2022
Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis2022
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2021
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2021
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2021
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2021
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2021
Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides2021
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2021
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2021
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2021
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2021
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2021
Leptura quadrifasciata Leptura quadrifasciata2021
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2021
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2021
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2021
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2021
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2021
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2021
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2020
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2020
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2020
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2020
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2020
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri2020
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2020
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2020
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2020
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2020
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2020
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2020
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Timothy Phleum pratense
Timothy Phleum pratense
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit
Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata
Marsh Speedwell Veronica scutellata
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum
Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Star Sedge Carex echinata
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus 