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Whitechapel Moors

27 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome27 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Raven +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Raven +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta, Pyrrhospora quernea +19 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta, Pyrrhospora quernea +19 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Meadowsweet, Hazel +30 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Dog's Mercury, Hard-fern +242 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Dog's Mercury, Hard-fern +242 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Speckled Wood +12 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Speckled Wood +12 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Molton Community TrailWalking route
Named routeRef SMCTLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

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