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Westlake's Plantations

17 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

50.75681, -4.22758

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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

6 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 — Blue Tit, Coal Tit, House Sparrow +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Coal Tit, House Sparrow +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Meadowsweet, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Soft-rush, Bramble, Meadowsweet +183 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Soft-rush, Bramble, Meadowsweet +183 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Packhorse TrailWalking route

Named routeRef BCPLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

2,276 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,276 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Coal Tit · Robin · Goldfinch +41

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
SiskinSpinus spinus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MagpiePica pica
SwiftApus apus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
RavenCorvus corax
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Herring GullLarus argentatus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Beautiful Demoiselle

Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,276 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Coal Tit · Robin · Goldfinch +41

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
SwallowHirundo rustica
SiskinSpinus spinus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MagpiePica pica
SwiftApus apus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
RavenCorvus corax
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Herring GullLarus argentatus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Beautiful Demoiselle

Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo

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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🌱Halwill Nature ReserveUrban park3.1 km→🦉ROADFORD LAKENature reserve4.1 km→🌱Cookworthy MoorUrban park4.3 km→✦Four bowl barrows on Langaford MoorHistoric site3.1 km→✦Bowl barrow in Cookworthy Plantation, 290m east of the Baptist chapelHistoric site3.6 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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